Bombings at BBVA bank branch and Kenworth company in Mexico

For Immediate Release Jan 3, 2010         

Received Anonymously:

At around 3 a.m. on December 24, we left an explosive device stuffed with dynamite
at the BBVA bank branch in Ecatepec, Mexico State. At the same time, we left another
one of our gifts in front of of the Kenworth company, which was being guarded by two
state police patrols. Both targets suffered damage to their windows.

We undertook this action on the same avenue (José López Portillo) where, a few weeks
ago, the “Unforgettable Vengeance Eco-Sabotage Brigade” detonated a gas canister
bomb at a Banamex in Coacalco. The authorities didn’t imagine that other groups
would again attack the same “controlled perimeter,” and they left such targets
vulnerable and ready for our packages of dynamite.

The destruction of their social peace was inevitable when the fuse was lit and the
device activated. The loud explosions echoed in the ears of those who sustain power
and authoritarianism, gained at the cost of the destruction of the planet we live
on, which in turn is mostly caused by companies like the ones we attacked this
morning.

BBVA is a deceitful company that manages money earned from the exploitation of
animals, humans, and the Earth. Kenworth is tied to the construction industry and
has contacts with businesses like CAT and CARSO, which are directly responsible for
environmental devastation. They received our message, not with words, but with
actions. Since we deal radically with subjects like the ones mentioned in this
communiqué, we have decided to no longer speak, and to begin to act.

The day after our action, the merciless newspapers mentioned nothing about what
happened, yet they were filled with hypocritical nonsense about “merry Christmas
celebrations,” on an ominous date admired by insatiable capitalism as the
socioeconomic reclamation of its reign over the world. The conspiracy between the
media and the authorities that caught a glimpse of our action was clear. Their aim
is to keep society calm on these festive days, and who would be calmed by seeing
news about bombs exploding in the country during such important times of “friendly
coexistence”? We screwed their expectations. They know that discontent is not only
in our heads, but also in our sabotage, even though it may be hidden or distorted.

With these explosions, we want to show solidarity with those arrested on December 15
in Tlalpan, Mexico City, especially Abraham and Fermín. They may be young, but their
great commitment to Earth liberation is more than apparent, and one of the ways to
start the offensive for direct solidarity. Hang in there, compas. May the fires burn
and the bombs explode in your names!

Direct solidarity with Víctor Herrera, Emmanuel Hernández, Abraham López, and Fermín
Gómez!
- Animal Liberation Front/Earth Liberation Front