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| Title: | GRENADE ATTACKS DISRUPT INDEPENDENCE DAY CELEBRATION IN PRESIDENT FELIPE CALDERON'S HOME STATE OF MICHOACAN |
| Authors: | Carlos Navarro |
| Keywords: | GRENADE ATTACKS DISRUPT INDEPENDENCE DAY CELEBRATION IN PRESIDENT FELIPE CALDERON'S HOME STATE OF MICHOACAN "A challenge to the president" Drug cartels under investigation Concerns rise about police corruption In the west-central city of Morelia, Michoacan state, the traditional Mexican Independence Day celebration was interrupted by a violent grenade attack on participants who had gathered on the evening of Sept. 15. The attack occurred as communities across Mexico were preparing to celebrate the traditional & quot;Grito de Independencia, & quot; which commemorates the start of Mexico & #039;s struggle for independence from Spain. The biggest of those celebrations is led by the president in Mexico City, with smaller events around the country presided over by mayors and governors. Because the attack occurred in President Felipe Calderon & #039;s hometown of Morelia, authorities speculated that the incident was a response to the president & #039;s efforts to crack down on drug traffickers and organized crime (see SourceMex, 2007-01-24 and 2008-09-03). The attack killed eight people and injured more than 100 others. |
| Issue Date: | 24-Sep-2008 |
| Publisher: | Latin America Data Base / Latin American and Iberian Institute / University of New Mexico |
| Abstract: | ' In the west-central city of Morelia, Michoacan state, the traditional Mexican Independence Day celebration was interrupted by a violent grenade attack on participants who had gathered on the evening of Sept. 15. The attack occurred as communities across Mexico were preparing to celebrate the traditional & quot;Grito de Independencia, & quot; which commemorates the start of Mexico & #039;s struggle for independence from Spain. The biggest of those celebrations is led by the president in Mexico City, with smaller events around the country presided over by mayors and governors. Because the attack occurred in President Felipe Calderon & #039;s hometown of Morelia, authorities speculated that the incident was a response to the president & #039;s efforts to crack down on drug traffickers and organized crime (see SourceMex, 2007-01-24 and 2008-09-03). The attack killed eight people and injured more than 100 others. '.' "A challenge to the president" Drug cartels under investigation Concerns rise about police corruption ' |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/10229/110336 |
| ISSN: | ISSN 1060-4189 |
| Other Identifiers: | http://ladb.unm.edu/prot/search/retrieve.php3?ID[0]=27061 |
| Appears in Collections: | Sourcemex
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