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Monday, November 13, 2006
Dog Day Morning
I’ve heard of press conferences cancelled because of weather or late plane flights, but this morning the United Nations office in Mexico City had to suspend a press conference on immigration because of a car-bomb threat.
And that wasn’t even the craziest thing to happen on the street. A few blocks down and about a half hour earlier, gunmen shot and killed two police guarding an armored car making a delivery to a bank. Dressed as telephone workers, the robbers made off with $15,000 in cash and sped off in a Telefonos de Mexico truck.
Just another day on Mexico City’s fanciest street — Presidente Masaryk. It’s home to Hugo Boss, Armani and lots of other places where you can spend $500 for a pair of jeans.
But with extreme wealth comes extreme security. I was on the street last week to interview the manager of a store that sells bulletproof clothing. With last week’s bombings in Mexico City, which were claimed by previously dormant guerrilla groups, the manager said anti-explosive gear is flying off the shelves.
Back at the United Nations, police were checking a minivan with Texas plates. No word yet on if they found anything.