2001 Mexican Chamber of Deputies bombing attempt
| 2001 Mexican Chamber of Deputies bombing attempt | |
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| Location | 19°25′49″N 99°07′03″W / 19.43028°N 99.11750°W Legislative Palace of San Lázaro, Mexico City, Mexico |
| Date | October 10, 2001 c. 10:00AM – c. 6:00PM (UTC−06:00) |
Attack type | Attempted bombing |
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| Deaths | 0 |
| Injured | 0 |
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No. of participants | 2 |
| Motive | Unknown |
The 2001 Mexican Chamber of Deputies bombing attempt (Spanish: Atentado fallido a la Cámara de Diputados de México de 2001) was an attempted bombing that targeted the Mexican Chamber of Deputies on October 10, 2001. The attack was attempted by 34-year-old Israeli Special Forces colonel Salvador Gersson Smeck, along with another Israeli perpetrator.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Bombing plot
Following a morning meeting between former sugar industry workers and the president of the Chamber of Deputies, Beatriz Paredes,[7] two individuals began photographing the group; this behavior and the way they photographed the workers (aiming their cameras below their belts), who had seen the men the day prior, frustrated the workers and demanded their identification.[3][8]
The two individuals claimed to be press photographers.[8] Unconvinced, the workers overwhelmed them, only to learn that they were equipped with firearms. A disturbance broke out, and a few workers alerted congressional security, who eventually broke up the disturbance and detained the two individuals while disarming them.[3][8]
The two individuals were caught with fake Pakistani passports, the suspects were handed over to the Mexican Attorney General's office (PGR), but they were later released under controversial circumstances and pressure.[9]
References
- ↑ "Boletín No. 697/01". Procuraduría General de la República. October 12, 2001.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ "Cae otra vez hombre que atacó con explosivos la Cámara de Diputados en 2001". La Razón (in Spanish). July 23, 2012. Archived from the original on May 9, 2026. Retrieved June 10, 2024.
- 1 2 3 "Calibre 9 milímetros luck plástica". Periódico Correo. October 11, 2001.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ "Autoridades mexicanas investigana un israelí". La Prensa (in Spanish). October 13, 2001. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
- ↑ "El Universal Online". 2001-10-11. Archived from the original on 2001-10-11. Retrieved 2025-02-21.
- ↑ "028n2pol". www.jornada.com.mx. Retrieved 2025-06-03.
- ↑ "Gaceta Parlamentaria, año IV, número 855, miércoles 10 de octubre de 2001". gaceta.diputados.gob.mx. Retrieved 2025-02-21.
- 1 2 3 "Salvador Gersson Smike". History Commons.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ "News Archive - October 2001". georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov. Retrieved 2026-04-06.