Significant Incidents of Political Violence Against Americans 1988

the explosion. No group has claimed responsibility
for the attack, which caused extensive damage to
the church.
August 8, 1988--La Paz, Bolivia: A bomb was
detonated about 15 feet from Secretary of State
Shultz's motorcade as it traveled from the La Paz
International Airport into the Capital. Although no
injuries resulted from the attack, three vehicles in
the motorcade, including that of Mrs. Shultz,
sustained damage. After an initial investigation,
the local police reported that the bomb was possibly
composed of one to two sticks of dynamite placed
inside a crater on a hillside overlooking the
motorcade route. The device was then command
detonated in an area approximately 150 yards from
the motorcade. Three hours prior to the bombing of
the Secretary's motorcade, a stick of dynamite was
thrown over the wall of the U.S. Embassy's
commissary, damaging windows and the building's
entrance. No one was hurt in the incident. The local
guard on duty at the commissary reported that a
ATrACK
ON SECRETARY OF STATE MOTORCADE
AUGUST 8, 1988
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Secretary's
motorcade
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Simon Bolivar
Command threw a
stack of dynamite
over the wall oftbe
U.S. commissary. A
local guard on duty
in front of the
commissary
reported that a
white car passed by
the building
minutes before the
attack.
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