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Bomb discovery revives French fear of terror attacks on railways
Jon Henley in Paris
Thursday March 25, 2004
The Guardian
Fear that the French rail network has become a target for terrorists was raised again last night after a track worker found an explosive device half-buried on the main line from Paris to Basle in Switzerland.
The interior ministry said the suspected bomb, contained in a transparent plastic box measuring 20cm by 20cm (8in by 8in), did not appear to resemble those described in threats by a group called AZF, which has said it will blow up railway tracks unless it is paid a multimillion-pound ransom.
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