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| Bomb found on French railway line |
| 2004-03-24 |
| A bomb containing several detonators has been found on a French rail line linking Paris to Basel, in Switzerland, according to police. The device "strongly resembled" a previous bomb planted by a shadowy group calling itself AZF which has threatened to blow up parts of France’s rail network unless it is paid millions of euros, police said. |
| Posted by:Lux |
| #18 It was ETA. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2004-03-24 1:44:53 PM |
| #17 True, I need to get back to my real Rantburg Skills including satire. |
| Posted by: Bill Nelson 2004-03-24 1:20:05 PM |
| #16 Bill, Boris is too low to warrant being called a coward. |
| Posted by: Robert Crawford 2004-03-24 1:17:47 PM |
| #15 It shouldn't be hard to get Boris to respond. He is basically a coward. Trying to pose as a man. |
| Posted by: Bill Nelson 2004-03-24 1:09:48 PM |
| #14 I'd say the Frogs are next in Al Qaeda's sweepstakes game: Who Wants to be a Dhimmi? Spain won last time. |
| Posted by: badanov 2004-03-24 1:08:40 PM |
| #13 Oooh! This is allllll right! Every time Boris posts, my code gets tighter... |
| Posted by: Fred 2004-03-24 1:06:01 PM |
| #12 [Off-topic or abusive comments deleted] |
| Posted by: TROLL 2004-03-24 1:01:06 PM |
| #11 "There was no immediate claim of responsibility. The Interior Ministry said the device did not resemble bombs described in threats by a mysterious and previously unknown group calling itself AZF." I almost hate to say this but, has anyone checked out the guy who "found" the IED? |
| Posted by: Dave 2004-03-24 12:48:42 PM |
| #10 As an Ex in country NAM vet I take exception to that. However, thast's not important. I'm part of a larger patriotic group called an American Veteran, that would also include my brothers in Iraq, Afgahnistan and elsewhere. I've a lot more friends than enemies like your kind. Out of curiosity would you be an anti war protester. You know the kind that burns American Flags? If so, some of my buddies would like to meet you sometime. |
| Posted by: Bill Nelson 2004-3-24 12:34:20 PM |
| #9 [Off-topic or abusive comments deleted] |
| Posted by: TROLL 2004-3-24 12:27:59 PM |
| #8 Me too! Make sure you spell the name right. It's B, and then an H. |
| Posted by: BH 2004-3-24 12:15:39 PM |
| #7 You can sign me up. I'm a Rantburger too. I agree with the premise of this site. Your intimidations don't mean squat to me pal. So don't forget to add mine to your hate mail list. |
| Posted by: Bill Nelson 2004-3-24 12:13:02 PM |
| #6 [Off-topic or abusive comments deleted] |
| Posted by: TROLL 2004-3-24 12:08:06 PM |
| #5 Update from al-Guardian: French train employee found an explosive device buried in the bed of a railway line heading from France to Switzerland on Tuesday, the Interior Ministry said Wednesday. Bomb disposal experts neutralized the device, which was half-buried under a track in the village of Montieramey, on a train line heading from Paris to Basel, Switzerland, the ministry said in a statement. There was no immediate claim of responsibility. The Interior Ministry said the device did not resemble bombs described in threats by a mysterious and previously unknown group calling itself AZF. The group claimed to have planted nine bombs along the country's rail network and has threatened to explode them unless it is paid millions of euros (dollars). So, did it or did it not resemble a AZF bomb? |
| Posted by: Steve 2004-3-24 11:58:19 AM |
| #4 CESM was saying "Thou wantest millions of euros? Here's the money." |
| Posted by: Steve from Relto 2004-3-24 11:57:28 AM |
| #3 CESM - I can't read French - but I think that's funny. Besides, I think these blackmail threats are just Jacques latest way of sending the terrorist cash. |
| Posted by: B 2004-3-24 11:45:10 AM |
| #2 ...and how will the French combat this? Railroad Strike! |
| Posted by: tu3031 2004-3-24 11:37:50 AM |
| #1 "Tu veux millions d'euros? Voici l'argent." |
| Posted by: Cheese-eating surrender monkey 2004-3-24 11:37:21 AM |