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Terror Networks
2002-02-26
  • A bomb explosion overnight outside the Italian interior ministry rattled authorities days after they claimed to have foiled a terrorist plot to bomb the United States embassy. The crude explosive device -- believed to have been attached to a scooter parked on the sidewalk behind some trash cans -- had the power to cause serious devastation. Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi said the attack was a "a worrying sign. It would be a mistake to underestimate it."

    Police last week arrested a group of Moroccans they believe were plotting to bomb the US embassy in Rome, but a top anti-terrorist prosecutor, Stefano Dambruoso, said the bombing was more likely linked to "internal subversion," rather than international terrorism. "This internal phenomenon has a life parallel to that of international terrorism and recurs from time to time," Dambruoso said.
    Nothing to worry about. Just some of the paisans playing with dynamite.
    This set of incidents would imply that the Italians and Europeans in general have more to worry about concerning terrorism than the US on a daily basis. We just get the graduates from their elementary school classes in the case of the WTC attacks, although our home grown nuts like McVeigh are bad enough to make the moped bombers look silly.
    Posted by Tom Roberts 2/26/2002 4:12:29 PM
    • Posted by:Fred Pruitt

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