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2006-04-19 Europe
Bomb found on highspeed railway in France
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Posted by lotp 2006-04-19 15:38|| || Front Page|| [11127 views since 2007-05-07]  Top

#1 Why do they hate trains?
Posted by Besoeker 2006-04-19 16:00||   2006-04-19 16:00|| Front Page Top

#2 Those are the anti-globo and anarchist kidz in Europe.
Posted by Seafarious">Seafarious  2006-04-19 16:12||   2006-04-19 16:12|| Front Page Top

#3 Hasn't there been some gangs that have planted rail bombs for blackmail purposes?
Posted by Laurence of the Rats">Laurence of the Rats  2006-04-19 16:19||   2006-04-19 16:19|| Front Page Top

#4 
Something fishy. Why put a timer on a train bomb, when a contact switch would cause more damage?
Posted by Master of Obvious 2006-04-19 16:26||   2006-04-19 16:26|| Front Page Top

#5 Why put a timer on a train bomb, when a contact switch would cause more damage?

High speed rail line. Derailment will do plenty of damage. Contact switch too complex for them. Clearly the third team.
Posted by Nimble Spemble 2006-04-19 16:33||   2006-04-19 16:33|| Front Page Top

#6 #1 They target trains because its' occupants are almost entirely civilian.
#2 I think you're right. This sounds like domestic terrorists.
Posted by Mike N. 2006-04-19 17:20||   2006-04-19 17:20|| Front Page Top

#7 The europapers have had dozens of stories about these outfits. They are trying to stop construction of some additional tracks... there were a bunch of protesters during the olympics.
Posted by Seafarious">Seafarious  2006-04-19 17:28||   2006-04-19 17:28|| Front Page Top

#8 A ten day timer? I think not.
Posted by Inspector Clueso 2006-04-19 18:01||   2006-04-19 18:01|| Front Page Top

#9 Probably just some disaffected French "youths."
Posted by Scott R">Scott R  2006-04-19 19:07|| http://five24.net]">[http://five24.net]  2006-04-19 19:07|| Front Page Top

#10 They hate trains B. because they are easy.

Imagine who travels on the highspeed from NYC or Boston to DC. Then consider the capitols of Europe.

That's a tasty random target.
Posted by Skidmark 2006-04-19 22:54||   2006-04-19 22:54|| Front Page Top

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