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Man hurt in beach bomb linked to Unabomber
2006-05-08
The Italian Unabomber is thought to have struck again at the weekend when a bottle exploded in the hands of a man, 28, on the beach in Santa Margherita di Caorle near Venice, the Ansa news agency reported. Prosecutor Vittorio Borraccetti said the explosion was "very consistent" with the work of the so-called Unabomber.
Italy has a Unabomber? Who knew?
Three children have been injured by attacks linked to him. Several of his explosives were packaged in objects likely to attract youngsters, including a bottle of bubbles and plastic eggs. In March 2005 a six-year-old girl was hurt when a candle exploded in her hands during mass.
Posted by:Steve

#1  Who knew? Not I, but here is some of what Wikipedia has to say about the Italian Unabomber:
The Italian Unabomber is a name given .... to an unknown assaliant tied to a series of booby-trap bombings in northern Italy which began in 1994. ...it is possible a group is behind the attacks... Dubbed the Unabomber by the Italian media .... the bomber is named after the American convicted murderer Theodore Kaczynski.... Similar to Kaczynski, the Italian Unabomber hides bombs in everyday items, though (unlike Kaczynski) never targeting anyone in particular. Instead, his bombs are set off by whoever happens to handle the booby-trapped object, including pens, candy containers and food jars. These objects are generally then placed in public places to await activation. Unlike Kaczynski, the attacker has made no political or economic demands.
Wonder if his friends call him "Stinky" too.
Posted by: GK   2006-05-08 09:59  

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