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2004-12-07 | ||||
A mysterious group has claimed responsibility for an apparent bomb attack on a Hydro-Quebec tower.
The IRI said authorities hid news of the attack "from the population during the chief dictator's visit" -- possibly a reference to the Nov. 30-Dec. 1 visit to Canada by U.S. President George W. Bush. If true, one student leader who was involved in anti-Bush protests said the IRI's act of sabotage went too far. "I think it makes people afraid, and I don't think that was the kind of message we meant to get out when we went to Ottawa," said Tim McSorley of the Canadian Federation of Students. The incident happened near Coaticook, which is in Quebec's Eastern Townships. A bomb squad was dispatched Friday to the site by the Quebec provincial police. Test results of materials found near the tower have not been released, so an explosive attack can't be confirmed yet. Police say they've never heard of the group before this. However, they have seized the original letter sent out to some Quebec media outlets to analyze it. They won't confirm if the details in the group's note are accurate. A Hydro-Quebec spokeswoman said the tower is part of a line that delivers electricity from James Bay to the Boston area, adding that service wasn't disrupted. We are taking that event seriously, and we are increasing security around our strategic installations," said Marie Archambault of Hydro-Quebec. The ongoing investigation involves the provincial police, Hydro-Quebec and the Canadian counter-terrorism force. Security analyst Michel Juneau-Katsuya said: "This is an act of sabotage, but we're just a step away from terrorism. And for that reason, the United States will be very interested to see how we respond to it." | ||||
Posted by:Dan Darling |
#3 They can't just do it, Barbara. Its like Puerto Rico... every time they take a vote (at vast expense to the national government, of course) it turns out that the peepul prefer the status quo. So what's a poor separatist to do? (This nonsense is why my mother-in-law finally got American citizenship -- apparently the whine has been unchanged for generations) |
Posted by: trailing wife 2004-12-07 12:18:41 PM |
#2 Or Ledeen, Faster! Please! |
Posted by: Mrs. Davis 2004-12-07 10:19:45 AM |
#1 So separate, already. Like most of their ilk, they're all whine, no action (terrorist acts don't count as "action" among civilized people - but of course this is Frogistan-Lite we're talking about, so "civilized" may not enter into the picture). Geez. Take a cue from Nike: Just do it. Or shut up. |
Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2004-12-07 10:16:48 AM |