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Explosions rock US banks in Argentina
A series of blasts have shaken three banks in the Argentine capital, Buenos Aires, killing one man and injuring another. . . . Police say the man, a security guard, died of injuries received when a bomb exploded at a branch of the US-based Citibank group. . . . Another Citibank branch was targeted in a separate blast, while a third hit a branch of Argentine bank Banco Galicia. . . . They said the bombs appeared to be home-made devices. . . . The 38-year-old guard was fatally injured when he picked up a suspicious package at about 0900 local time (1200 GMT) at Citibank's branch in the Caballito district, Agence France Presse said. . . . At least one more device was deactivated there by police. . . . "There were two artefacts - just one exploded. The second one must have been detonated by the fire squad," police chief Francisco Santos Miglino said. . . . A police officer was injured when a separate bomb went off outside a second Citibank branch in the Barrio Norte district. . . . The Banco Galicia branch targeted was in the same district of the Argentine capital. . . . It was not clear who was responsible for the bombs but the BBC's Elliott Gotkine says banks are widely hated in Argentina. . . . The country's economic crisis three years ago led to many people losing large amounts of their savings. . . . A similar incident occurred in August when small bombs were set off in the city to coincide with a visit from the International Monetary Fund's director, Rodrigo de Rato.

posted by LoZo 10:47 AM