From the assassination on 10 June 1995 destroyed bird sculpture Parque San Antonio, Medellin, Colombia. photograph from January 1997. Photographer: Peter Zanger.
The color negative film, the documentary also photographs of a few days later on 29 January 1997, today's Plaza Botero (Avenida de Greiff) by a roadside bomb destroyed "La Sorpresa cafeteria were located, was developed in February 1997 by a photo lab in neighboring Medellin Envigado. The photos remained untouched in the following years in CID photo archive. Image prints were not made, not a publication of the photographs took place.
In February 2007 - exactly 10 years after creation of the photos - digital restoration work began on the damaged in the film developing film negatives from the photo-CID-image archive. They are needed, the detailed inspection of the damaged bird sculpture led to the conclusion that the explosion can not have taken place the statue. The destructive image of the sculpture elements indicates that the center of the explosion inside the hermetically sealed metal figure is located.
This is contrary to that in the publicly distributed version of the chronology of the bombing Related realization prompted CID research, start a plausibility regarding the then probable and realistic interpretations of the assassination of the PSA, its direct and indirect consequences, and the collateral damage it caused.
Although one combine the analysis of explosive effects are not the actual field of scientific research offices CID is, however, the fundamental question of the consequences of the apparent false alarm in the international public, particularly since the assassination massive persecution of certain in connection with the so-called "Colombian drug war" genannter Personenkreise einsetzten bzw. gerechtfertigt wurden, die (nach Presseberichten) zum Opfer von Menschenleben führten.
Die Untersuchung ist daher als Teil des Arbeitsthemas “Visuelle Kommunikation” von CID-Forschung durchaus berechtigt und stellt einen wichtigen Beitrag zur notwendigen Analyse des Ereignisses dar, insbesondere deshalb, weil man die Medienberichte im Zusammenhang mit dem Bombenanschlag als Teil einer vorbereiteten und geplanten Kampagne der psychologischen Kriegsführung interpretieren könnte, die, als sekundäre Folgewirkung, auslösendes Moment für eine Kettenreaktion weiterer Ereignisse gewesen ist .
The restoration of the photographs of the damaged sculpture of January 1997 in February 2007 was in a random temporal coincidence with the opening of the Botero sculptures exhibition in Berlin, but not intentional or planned in connection with this. The discovery of the release of "IN" the sculpture placed bomb contradictory harmful images of the sculpture fragments, indicating that must have been built in an explosive body, "IN" the closed bronze sculpture was, coincidentally in parallel with the extensive restoration of the film development severely damaged paint film negatives.
The analysis of the contradiction is significant because to place an explosive charge under an unguarded theory on a public place sculpture, "Everyman" is possible, the unnoticed installation of an explosive device in a hermetically sealed, and the casting of a closed total body produced bronze sculpture, but a technical infrastructure needs, the "normal young drug dealers," is not available.
Assuming, however, assume that the explosive device was installed before the installation of the sculpture in this, so the question arises
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how and when this could happen without being noticed?
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how or if the explosives were transported with a built-bearing figure? and
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which was complicated technique of explosive device inside the sculpture then brought to the explosion?
was therefore created in the context of CID
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a plausibility check in the form of hypothetical questions
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eine Analyse der Presseberichterstattung begonnen
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eine Literaturrecherche begonnen
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eine Analyse der historischen Vorgeschichte des Parque San Antonio im Zusammenhang mit der Stadtsanierung Medellin vorformuliert
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eine Analyse der Berichterstattung zu vorhergehenden Eignissen des sogenannten “Bombenkrieges” in Kolumbien zwischen 1988 und 1995 begonnen
sowie die erhobenen Daten in einem Auswertungstext zusammengestellt.
A clarification of the overall context is of CID therefore considered important, as would result from the mobilization of population, international public, judiciary and law enforcement authorities against a particularly despicable incident means of a deliberately launched hoax an event dynamics that, once they reach their consequences to first innocent victims could have done, then trigger more intrinsic reality of oppression dynamics would bring the risk of persecution or threat to witnesses to the actual course of events with the event itself.
this question then turns in another historical development in connection with the attacks on 11 March 2003 in Madrid, the publication of the newspaper EL PAIS, the only internationally recognized newspaper in its first article of Monday, the 12th June 1996 mentioned that the bomb had been in the interior of the sculpture, while all other of the analyzed newspapers (TAZ, FAZ, FR, NZZ, LM, IHT) widespread, drug dealers had the bomb under placed the bird figure.
On the basis of the evaluation of literature and text sources can describe the following situation concerning the preparation for attack:
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Die Bronze-Grosskulpturen wurden durch von dem Bildhauer beauftragte Metallgiessereien in Paris (Giesserei Susse) Mendriso/Schweiz (Brotal und Perseo) Pietrasanta/Norditalien (Versiliese, Tesconi, Mariani und Tomassi) hergestellt.
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Der Bildhauer lässt von jeder Gross-Skulptur 2 Exemplare anfertigen.
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Die Grosskulpturen wurden zwischen 1991 und 1995 in Ausstellungen an öffentlichen Plätzen in Florenz (Fuerte Belvedere), Paris (Champs Elyssees), New York (Park Avenue) und Madrid (Paseo de la Castellana) ausgestellt.
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was Following this series of exhibitions presented a series of large sculptures in this exhibition series in the home of the sculptor (Medellin).
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The sculptures were installed in Colombia, then (late 1994 / early 1995) in Medellin (Museo de Antioquia / Plaza Botero Parque San Antonio) and Bogota (Park in ungebautem, former Central Cemetery).
Whether the sculpture actually exploded on 10/06/1995 with the built-bomb was among the first international sculpture presented or whether it is a special prepared for the attack, a third copy of the figure "bird" acting is not answered here.
is documented, that was exhibited at the exhibition in Paris (Champs Elyssee) a bird sculpture.
The fact that were made by the figure of "bird" more than 2 copies of results from the fact that the 2nd, the sculptor commissioned copy copy now (early 2000) next to the destroyed sculpture was placed on the PSA. A third, identical bird sculpture is at Boat Quay, Raffles Place before the twin towers The UOB-Bank at the port of Singapoore (Malaysia) established.
On 6/10/1995 destroyed Botero sculpture bird sculpture next to the newly displayed in 2001 in the Parque San Antonio, Medellin. Photo: 2002 Peter Zanger / Photo CID.
" Botero sculpture of birds in the port of Singapore. Photo: (2006) Richard Pluck / Flickr.
arise from this basic contradiction in the following versions on the preparation and execution of the bombing on 10/06/1995 on the PSA:
addition arises from this the question of the firing mechanism of the explosion. To the explosive device in the closed bronze sculpture for exploding existed following:
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A previously on the date 06.10.1995 22.00 clock (06/11/1995 5:00 am EST) recruited mechanical movement
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Tripping the explosion by an electronic signal transmission a built-in sculpture receiver
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A noise induced ignition mechanism, such as guides for piped music during concerts
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Other or unknown technology
this it continues the question on whether the intended explosion during Verbena in the Plaza San Antonio or coincidence, and in consequence whether the organization of the concert at the time of the explosion to explosion accidental coincidence or intentionally brought about mass murder.
