Witness against militant Posada reports a bomb under his pickup

[Mika]

Witness against militant Posada reports a bomb under his pickup
http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/news/front/16485137.htm

An FBI informant who is a key witness against anti-Castro militant Luis Posada Carriles discovered a pipe bomb attached to the bottom of his pickup truck Sunday and drove it to the Hialeah Police Department, law-enforcement authorities say.

Gilberto Abascal -- whose testimoney also helped convict anti-Castro activists Santiago Alvarez and Osvaldo Mitat on weapons charges -- somehow spotted the device strapped to the undercarriage of his red 2005 Ford F-150 truck while he cruised around Hialeah, two federal investigators familiar with the incident said.

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Hialeah police and Miami-Dade bomb squad officers shut down the area and detonated the device. The police picked up the bomb scraps, which included wires and gun shells. The FBI is now investigating, although spokeswoman Judy Orihuela declined to comment.

Sunday was not the first time that Abascal -- who is supposed to be in a witness protection program well outside Miami-Dade County -- has claimed an attempt on his life. Last August, he told police that an unknown gunman pulled alongside his pickup at a Hialeah eatery, Rancho Grande, and shot at him, according to a police report. Abascal told police he pulled a 9mm pistol from his glove box and shot back.

[mod mom]

1. The authorities need to protect this witness as he obviously has a wealth of info.

[maddezmom]

2. duplicate topic

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=2693405