Blast at British embassy in Chile

[Disco_Destroyer]

Blast at British embassy in Chile
http://news.uk.msn.com/Article.aspx?cp-documentid=5545189


Explosions have occurred outside the British and Israeli embassies in Santiago, Chile, according to reports.

It is not yet known what caused the explosion outside the British embassy.

A Foreign Office spokesman said he was not aware of any casualties so far.

The blast at the Israeli embassy reportedly caused minor damage to the buildings.

A police spokesman said the explosion was caused by a small package that apparently contained gunpowder.

The damage was limited to broken windows and dented doors, he said.

The Foreign Office website says 50,000 British tourists visit Chile annually and the threat from terrorism in the country is low.

The website warns there are occasional acts of low-level domestic terrorism by left-wing groups, such as the exploding of noise bombs, but these have not been directed against foreigners.

It describes Chile as a "politically stable multi-party democracy" and says there are no current, active threats to the country's political stability.

[Long Tooth]

Get ready for the 'Chavez is harbouring qaedas' and qaedas establishing footholds in chile' and it was Chavez or a group linked to qaeda and chavez that dun it.

[Bongo]

Since the UK embassy was in the same building as a tobacco factory and the building was also empty of people at the time, I would suggest that it is quite likely that it was an attempted break in. Possibly the only embassy the bomber wanted was some Number 1's or Regal king size. This is even more convincing a likelyhood as the only damage to the building was minor damage to the door.

The bomber should really try Nicorettes if his cravings get that desparate!