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| US Paris embassy bomb alert |
| 2003-12-09 |
| French police holding 10 people in relation to a warning of a bomb attack against the US embassy in Paris said Monday the alarm appeared to be a hoax but the suspects would likely be prosecuted for visa violations. The 10 - most of whom were Egyptians in France illegally - were arrested Sunday after the embassy received a threat from a caller that it was about to be targeted by a "vehicle filled with explosives," officers with the anti-terrorist squad said. Security was immediately tightened around the building, located on the Place de la Concorde at the bottom of the famous Champs-Elysees Avenue in the centre of the capital, but no attack or alarming behaviour materialised, police and an embassy spokeswoman told AFP. The suspects were arrested on the basis of a list of telephone numbers the anonymous caller gave during the warning. But officers said after questioning them Monday and searching their homes that it looked like they had nothing to do with any terrorist plot. |
| Posted by:Seafarious |
| #6 Illegal immigrants in France--non jamias look at the US and it's successful immigration control as your example! |
| Posted by: NotMikeMoore 2003-12-9 10:16:54 PM |
| #5 The suspects were arrested on the basis of a list of telephone numbers the anonymous caller gave during the warning. Sounds like either somebody wanted their jobs, or an employer wanted to get rid of 'em. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2003-12-9 9:43:25 PM |
| #4 Or it could be that for any, say, three phone numbers in Phrawnce you check out, you'll find 10 illegals from N. Africa / Middle East. |
| Posted by: .com 2003-12-9 5:23:54 PM |
| #3 I submit that nobody ... is that dumb. Remember this is the French police we're talking about. |
| Posted by: Glenn (not Reynolds) 2003-12-9 1:20:23 PM |
| #2 arrested on the basis of a list of telephone numbers the anonymous caller gave Sounds to me like somebody wanted these guys arrested for personal reasons. Saying they were terrorists was the fastest way to get the French cops attention. |
| Posted by: Steve 2003-12-9 1:13:08 PM |
| #1 What, do we now expect terrorists to give out a list of home numbers when they call in a threat, just in case we have any questions later? I submit that nobody (well, ok, HARDLY anybody) is that dumb. |
| Posted by: mojo 2003-12-9 1:07:43 PM |