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| Bomb scare at Mexico skyscraper | Bomb scare at Mexico skyscraper |
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| More than 10,000 people have been evacuated from a skyscraper in Mexico after police found a possible explosive device in a car parked in the building. | More than 10,000 people have been evacuated from a skyscraper in Mexico after police found a possible explosive device in a car parked in the building. |
| Bomb squad officers removed a device made of tubes attached to a mobile phone from a car parked at Torre Mayor in Mexico City, police said. | |
| Police are analysing the device to see if it includes explosives. No one has claimed responsibility for the device. | Police are analysing the device to see if it includes explosives. No one has claimed responsibility for the device. |
| The 225m (740-foot) Torre Mayor is the tallest building in Latin America. | The 225m (740-foot) Torre Mayor is the tallest building in Latin America. |
| Phone tip-off | Phone tip-off |
| Mexico City police chief Joel Ortega said police had received an anonymous phone call revealing the car's location and number plate. | Mexico City police chief Joel Ortega said police had received an anonymous phone call revealing the car's location and number plate. |
| "We are going to carry out analysis to see whether in fact these tubes that were inside have some kind of explosive charge," Mr Ortega said. | "We are going to carry out analysis to see whether in fact these tubes that were inside have some kind of explosive charge," Mr Ortega said. |
| The building's administrator, Felipe Flores, said police spent about three hours searching the building. | The building's administrator, Felipe Flores, said police spent about three hours searching the building. |
| The 55-floor tower, located in Mexico City's main business district, was opened in 2003. | The 55-floor tower, located in Mexico City's main business district, was opened in 2003. |