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Man Detained in Embassy Bombing in Paris
2004-10-12
Police investigating a bomb attack at the Indonesian Embassy have arrested a man at an Internet cafe from where an e-mail was sent claiming responsibility, judicial officials said Monday. The man, who said he is from Cameroon, was detained Sunday and was still being held Monday. Investigators were checking his identity and background. The e-mail, sent to police in Paris and to some French media, claimed responsibility for the blast Friday that slightly injured a handful of people. Officials said the man appeared to be mentally troubled. He claimed that his former partner was among victims of the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks in the United States. The e-mail claimed responsibility in the name of the Armed French Islamic Front, a previously unknown group. Investigators said they were treating the e-mail with skepticism.
"I dunno, Jean-Pierre! I'm feelin' pretty skeptical about that email!"
"Me, too, Jean-Louis!"
Among other things, it demanded the release of Islamic militants convicted of bombings in Paris in 1995. The authors also said they would maintain a cease-fire until Jan. 30, after which "we will take new actions bloodier than ever in France." French authorities tightened security around embassies in Paris following the bombing, which loosened stones from a wall of the mission, broke windows in the neighborhood and damaged cars in the vicinity. The bomb was concocted with a canister of gas filled with gunpowder, police said.
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