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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 .. LA PAZ BOLIVIA ,. "., • ~ • ':~, ~ ..... - ~ l ~ t . ~ ~-" -'-- ~. - 2 . : ~ " _.7"~--- ,%,x,.~. - - xt~sat~z Av~loO ~ WAY ~ l ........ t.OCA~O~ OF ~SSm.E .: . . . . . . . . . " ~ ........... --..>=:--. -.~....~ ..~- - / ~"~.:7~",~k. .. ~'-'--_ -'" ~" ~ Z ( ' Z ~ ~ ' Three hours prior to the attack on the Secretary's motorcade members of the 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. ~... ~ s ~ ~m.~-"d2~,. .,, " ,,'~ci ',':?~"-v'-~ ,~,:'.', /,... -~fi- ~ ~ - , $f ~ ,,~rT, , ' ~ . ,~D),/ :. I " " ,:'"',:,:;,, ~"" ,. ~-~,lt,,-2 '::!~,'~ . -' I,' ., TOPOFHIII~LE'VATED "" " -- ~ - ~ Y ' :" ' " / , , ,~o,cmm-r .. l$.'/ , " _j ' .~II~,~I~l .. . ,. , . AmVE~O~C~VAy , , ~ t . . f . : " . APPgOK . ,~. ;' ~ e -" ~ . ,~' .: ® ~ • ~ //. ,-' " ".-" "~.~dVg~.LW_,_,.~ ~'i ~ .,~,~ ~ ~.-'~.~
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