Bombs

While passing through the Chapultepec Gardens, Mexico City, on his way to a bull fight, General Alvaro Obregon, onetime President of Mexico, one-armed Presidential candidate, good friend of President Calles*was halted by a smallish auto (Essex) swinging in front of his powerful limousine.

Immediately two small black objects came hurtling through the air to be followed by two deafening detonations and a number of revolver shots. The glass left the general's car abruptly, some of it burying itself in his face; otherwise he was unhurt, as were his companions. Before they had time to recover the speedy Essex disappeared.

Another car immediately gave chase and eventually caught up with the fleeing would-be assassins. A duel of shots was exchanged, in which two of the bombers were seriously wounded; a third was arrested, unharmed, while a fourth escaped.

Observers saw an attempt on General Obregon's life by the political opposition driven under cover by the failure of the recent revolt (TIME, Oct. 17, Oct. 24).

*Who is not eligible to succeed himself (TIME, Nov. 1, 1926).