Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
08ASUNCION258
2008-04-18 17:08:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Asuncion
Cable title:
BOMB THREAT AT OAS DELEGATES' HOTEL
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C O N F I D E N T I A L ASUNCION 000258
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
WHS/BSC KBEAMER, DS/IP/WHA, DS/DSS/ITA, WHA/USOAS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 04/19/2028
TAGS: PTER ASEC OAS PA
SUBJECT: BOMB THREAT AT OAS DELEGATES' HOTEL
Classified By: DCM Michael J. Fitzpatrick; reasons 1.4 (b) and (d).
C O N F I D E N T I A L ASUNCION 000258
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
WHS/BSC KBEAMER, DS/IP/WHA, DS/DSS/ITA, WHA/USOAS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 04/19/2028
TAGS: PTER ASEC OAS PA
SUBJECT: BOMB THREAT AT OAS DELEGATES' HOTEL
Classified By: DCM Michael J. Fitzpatrick; reasons 1.4 (b) and (d).
1. (SBU) At 0815 on April 18, the hotel "La Mission," where
the delegates of the Organization of American States (OAS)
electoral mission for Paraguay's elections April 20 are
staying, received a bomb threat. The hotel's administrative
secretary received a call from an unidentified male who
SIPDIS
indicated that there was a bomb in the hotel and it was going
to explode shortly. Paraguay's Specialized Tactical Police
Unit (FOPE) dispatched an explosive ordinance detection team,
including a bomb technician and explosive detection canine,
to search the hotel. The FOPE team did not find anything
suspicious, and the hotel has resumed normal operations. No
one claimed responsibility for the threat.
2. (C) COMMENT: With only two days before the April 20
election, the bomb threat is a desperate (and unsuccessful)
attempt to intimidate the OAS electoral mission. END
COMMENT.
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SIPDIS
SIPDIS
WHS/BSC KBEAMER, DS/IP/WHA, DS/DSS/ITA, WHA/USOAS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 04/19/2028
TAGS: PTER ASEC OAS PA
SUBJECT: BOMB THREAT AT OAS DELEGATES' HOTEL
Classified By: DCM Michael J. Fitzpatrick; reasons 1.4 (b) and (d).
1. (SBU) At 0815 on April 18, the hotel "La Mission," where
the delegates of the Organization of American States (OAS)
electoral mission for Paraguay's elections April 20 are
staying, received a bomb threat. The hotel's administrative
secretary received a call from an unidentified male who
SIPDIS
indicated that there was a bomb in the hotel and it was going
to explode shortly. Paraguay's Specialized Tactical Police
Unit (FOPE) dispatched an explosive ordinance detection team,
including a bomb technician and explosive detection canine,
to search the hotel. The FOPE team did not find anything
suspicious, and the hotel has resumed normal operations. No
one claimed responsibility for the threat.
2. (C) COMMENT: With only two days before the April 20
election, the bomb threat is a desperate (and unsuccessful)
attempt to intimidate the OAS electoral mission. END
COMMENT.
Please visit us at http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/wha/asuncion
CASON