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| EU’s top official escapes injury in letter bomb attack |
| 2003-12-27 |
| Hat tip to Drudge ROME (AP) — European Union Commission President Romano Prodi opened a letter bomb at his home in Bologna on Saturday but was not hurt when the package burst into flames, his spokesman said. It was the third attack on the EU’s top official in a week. That last check to Arafat must not’ve cleared Last week, two small bombs exploded near Prodi’s home, also without harming anyone. A previously unknown anarchist group claimed responsibility for those attacks. anarchists can’t organize an attack - by definition Spokesman Marco Vignudelli said Saturday it was unclear who sent the latest bomb. "Prodi himself managed to open the parcel. The pack exploded with a big fire," he said. "There were no injuries whatsoever. It was a small bomb." Ummm since when does a bigwig open his own mail/parcels? Jeeeesh On Dec. 21, two small bombs hidden in trash bins exploded outside Prodi’s house. The devices — consisting of a cooking pot, a gas cylinder and a timer — went off within an hour of each other when no one was home. amateurs Later, a group calling itself the Informal Anarchic Federation, using the acronym FAI in Italian, claimed responsibility in a letter sent from Bologna to a newspaper. Investigators said they believed the letter was probably sent by the culprits. Prodi lives in Brussels, where the EU executive body is based, but he has been spending the Christmas holidays in his hometown in Italy. |
| Posted by:Frank G |
| #2 Yeah the Waaaay Organized Anarchic Association of Federations ain't gonna play to da chic. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2003-12-27 7:58:19 PM |
| #1 a group calling itself the Informal Anarchic Federation... As opposed to the Formal Anarchic Federation, I suppose. |
| Posted by: Parabellum 2003-12-27 6:54:34 PM |