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French Investigators: Islamic Radicals Had Bomb-Making Materials and Weapons - Steven Erlanger

(New York Times) French police investigating Islamic radicals have uncovered bomb-making materials and weapons, the Paris prosecutor, Francois Molins, said in a statement on Wednesday. "We are clearly and objectively facing an extremely dangerous terrorist cell," Molins said. In the eastern Paris suburb of Torcy, where two of the 12 suspects were arrested, searchers found bags of potassium nitrate, sulfur and saltpeter, along with pressure cookers and headlight bulbs, "all products or instruments useful in the making of what we call improvised explosives."
2012-10-11 00:00:00
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