Waves 12-15 feet high lashed Maracas Beach today starting from as early as 11:30 am.

Eye witnesses say it was initially beautiful but then started to get higher and eventually caused some "bake and shark" stalls to flood. Water reportedly got as far as the road.

No injuries have been reported possibly thanks to the fact that people were evacuated and the beach closed.

The cause of the extraordinarily high waves is yet unknown but is believed to be natural. No large vessels were seen in the horizon that could have generated high wake. Surfers reportedly tried to ride the high waves but could not get in position.

Jamaat al Muslimeen Leader Yasin Abu Bakr was detained and questioned by police in connection with the bombing in St. James, Port of Spain last Friday night.

The leader of a failed coup attempt in 1990 was reportedly released on Sunday (today) without charge.

Bakr said that he was not responsible for the bombings and that his Islamic group was being used as a scapegoat.

An explosion outside of the popular bar Smokey & Bunty in St. James, Port of Spain, reportedly injured at least 10 persons some time near 7:20 pm (Trinidad time). One of the victims was said to be a U.S. citizen. The U.S. government had advised its citizens against being in Port of Spain between October 9-12, 2005, based on the bombings of the previous months.

Media reports of the number of injured persons ranged from 10 to 15. Two names published by the local media include Nezeema Baksh and Carol Merrin.

The explosion took place near a telephone booth outside the popular "Smokey & Bunty" bar on the Western Main Road in St. James, Port of Spain. Eyewitnesses say Police almost immediately cordoned off the area after the blast.

This is the fourth consecutive bomb in four months during the first 14 days of each month.

According to media reports, five persons were arrested tonight in connection with this latest bombing. Prime Minister Patrick Manning said his government is awaiting the outcome of the interrogations of the detained individuals.

Media and website solutions company Breaking News (www.news.co.tt) is tonight urging government to riddle the capital city of Trinidad and Tobago with webcams as soon as possible.

"A simple and effective solution to the bombings in Port of Spain could be to set up webcams throughout the city," said Breaking News Director Aleem Khan.

"A single high-quality webcam can cost as low as US$23.74. Buying in bulk, the money spent on the blimp could have bought over 260,000 webcams," he added.

An unconfirmed report indicated that a bomb exploded outside of the popular "Smokey & Bunty" bar in St. James about 30 minutes ago. Five people are said to have been injured.

Stay tuned to www.news.co.tt for updates.

Police have confirmed no bomb, traffic should be returning to normal soon.

A bag was found outside of Alstons on Indepedence square, lower Abercromby St. is blocked off. Lots of traffic on Independence Square as traffic is being diverted up Abercromby Street and probably lower down as well.

Mexico scored first but the Soca Warriors kept the dreams of Trinidad and Tobago to go to the World Cup finals in Germany alive when Stern John scored two goals.

The goals scored were as follows:

"Mexico goalkeeper Jose De Jesus Corona kept game scoreless, saving a penalty and making a number of big saves.

John missed a penalty in the 31st minute, after he was taken down inside the penalty area by Joel Huiqui. He placed his shot to the left of Corona, but the keeper anticipated the move and made the save.

Jaime Lozano beat Trinidad keeper Kelvin Jack and gave Mexico the lead in the 38th minute.

John tapped in Autis Whitley's rebound in the 42nd to tie the game after the San Juan Jabloteh's striker's shot bounded off the post.

In the second half, John received a deflected pass from Whitley and beat Corona to put the Soca Warriors ahead."

A two-match playoff with Bahrain (November 12 and 16) will now determine whether T&T gets one of the few remaining spots in Germany.