A different kind of noisy neighbor

i thought that the upstairs tenants were a bit rowdy this past weekend. i'll take that kind of noise any day over what happened last night. at 1020pm, a car bomb exploded about three blocks from my apartment. apparently, a national congressman who has been marked for death by FARC for the past few years has re-fanned the flames of his enemies. according to the newspaper article, his first assassination attempt was in 2002. apprently he receieved another threat recently. according to witnesses, the bomb (50 kilos of nitrate) was hidden in a parked red Chevy Corsa, that parked on the corner of Calle 71 with Carrera 9 at 1005pm. the bomb was detonated about 15 minutes later, minutes after he walked out of a radio interview at a national radio station located at Carrera 7 with Calle 63 (about two kilometers away). the idea was to blow him up on his way home. instead the FARC was a little too jumpy on the switch and injured a bunch of his escorts in vehicles ahead of him.

i didn't know this until now but, apparently, he lives in my neighborhood.

how does this affect me? not sure, really. it's not like i can watch out for parked cars. or lines of escorts for that matter, they're just about as common. and it's not like i can find out where this guy is going to be at all times. i guess i can rest a little assured that his assassination attempts are few and far between.