Statement claims radical feminist group bombed Mexico bishops' conference

Mexico City, Mexico, Jul 27, 2017 / 12:02 pm

An online statement purporting to be from a radical feminist group has claimed responsibility for the explosive set off at the Mexican Bishops' Conference earlier this week.

On Tuesday, a small homemade explosive detonated at the Mexican Bishops' Conference (CEM) in Mexico City. No one was injured, and the building incurred little damage.

On Wednesday, a group calling itself the "Informal Feminist Command for Anti-Authoritarian Action" claimed responsibility for the bombing in a statement posted on Contra Info, an international website that claims it is run by "anarchists, anti-authoritarians and libertarians."

The statement says Feminist Command was responsible for the bomb, which was intended as retaliation "For every torture and murder in the name of your God! For every child defiled by pedophiles!"

While Contra Info has posted previous stories about Feminist Command's actions in Mexico, the group's existence is unconfirmed, according to the AP.  

Aramando Cavazos, the bishop conference's press office director, explained in a statement Tuesday that "the pertinent investigations are taking place, as apparently this is not the first case occurring in that area of Mexico City," he said.

Mexico has seen a slew of violence against priests in recent months, including numerous stabbings and murders. Earlier this month, Fr. Luis López Villa was found bound and stabbed to death in his room. He was the 18th priest to be murdered in Mexico in the last six years.