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An airplane just crashed in my city's downtown. My father works close to that spot, but he just called home and told us he's fine, but he witnessed the explosion.

There are tons of ambulances outside, I've been listening to them for almost an hour. At first, I was terrified for my father, but thank God he's all right.

Just posting to let you know that I'm safe.

ETA: My country's government secretary was on board this plane. If this is true (and keeping in mind that none of the passengers survived the crash), this could be an act of terrorism.

ETA (8:41 PM): Right now there is no proof that this was an act of terrorism. According to the Transportation Secretary, there are several investigations going on at the spot of the crash, but so far, the wings are not damaged. As sad as it is that my country's Government Secretary has died, it is a small relief that this seems to be just an accident.

I'll keep you informed. 'Cause there are no news at Yahoo yet :P.

Update

My father has just arrived home safely. He told us about the crash, he was actually driving a few blocks away when he suddenly saw a very bright flash of light (the plane's lights) followed by a humongous cloud of fire that was almost 50 mt tall. His first thought was that it was a bomb and he pulled away, in case some debris or anything might fall over him from the explosion.

He immediately called my mother, because he wanted us to know that he was safe before the crash made it to the news, so we wouldn't worry. He said it took him awhile to find an open road to come back (we live in the south of the city, and the accident took place in the north), but he was lucky to be on the street just before the media, the army and the police made it there, otherwise he would still be stuck in there.

My father thinks this was not a terrorist attack, for he actually saw the plane mere seconds before it crashed, hence it wasn't an explosion or a bomb inside the vehicle. He also told me that sadly the media is not telling the truth about the victims, because as we are watching the news, it seems like a lot of people died in that spot. There are dozens of cars completely calcined/burn, they look like huge blocks of ash.

Mexico's president is expected to deliver a message to the nation in a few minutes. Until then, it's still unclear the reason of the crash to us.

I'm just thankful that my father is safe. If he had left his office a few minutes earlier... he might had been one of the victims. I'll be eternally thankful to God that's not the case.

ETA: The President's speech focused on the late Interior secretary, Juan Camilo Mourino, who was also a very close friend of his. He said that he'll make sure the truth about this accident will be discovered, and he'll let us know everything. He said he's now more inspired than ever to keep fighting the crime, to defend Mourino's ideals. This was extremely sad :(

Last One

The media has just finished broadcasting their reports about the plane crash in which our Interior Secretary, Juan Camilo Mourino (among other functionaries) lost his life. So far, the info points that this was just an awful accident, but we'll have to wait a few days before this can also be confirmed.

Of course, the mexican media was so focused (obviously) in this event that I almost missed the other main notice of this crazy day. Good thing my f-list has been quite vehement announcing the victory of Barack Obama ;D.

I'm not American, but I'm very glad he won. In my opinion, the world didn't deserve to suffer from the actions and decisions of someone as nasty as Bush for much longer. I really don't know if McCain was planning to follow Bush's steps or not, but at least with Obama there was always the hope that things would be different under his charge. And I hope this change will be positive, of course.

You know what? I've just realized that these elections will affect me more than I thought, for I'll be spending the next two years in the US. So, Yay! Obama won! :)

And well, that's enough spamming for one night. Thanks for listening/reading my incoherent babble.

Have a good night, everyone!