Article: EJERCITO POPULAR REVOLUCIONARIO DAMAGES PEMEX PIPELINES AGAIN, CAUSING DISRUPTIONS TO ECONOMY FOR SECOND TIME IN TWO MONTHS.

For the second time in two months, the Ejercito Popular Revolucionario (EPR) conducted acts of sabotage that caused major disruptions to various sectors of the Mexican economy. In its latest action on Sept. 9, the EPR detonated explosions at six locations in Veracruz and Tlaxcala states, causing significant damage to natural-gas pipelines that serve consumers in major cities in southcentral Mexico. The EPR's motive for the attacks was similar to its motive for the sabotage in Guanajuato and Queretaro states in July: to force the release of two comrades it claims are being held by the government and to challenge the legitimacy of President Felipe Calderon's government. ...

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