claims behind bomb hoax in Warsaw
Warsaw, Poland
20 October 2005 04:30
An unknown gay rights group claimed it planted a dozen fake bombs around Warsaw that paralysed the Polish capital on Thursday, three days before the second round of a presidential election.
"You paralyse our life, we'll paralyse yours," a lengthy e-mail sent to media groups in Warsaw said, referring among other issues to a ban on a gay pride parade by Warsaw Mayor Lech Kaczynski, who is running on the conservative Law and Justice (PiS) party's ticket in Sunday's vote against Donald Tusk of the liberal Civic Platform (PO).
"Electing Kaczynski would mean the destruction of Poland, a divided Poland, shaken by Kaczynski-wars which aim to win total power," said the five-page typed letter, which was signed by the hitherto unheard of Gay Power Brigade.
snip> An previously unknown Polish gay rights group claimed it planted a dozen fake bombs around Warsaw that paralized the Polish capital just three days before the second round of a presidential election. "You paralize our life, we'll paralize yours," an e-mail sent to media groups explained. "Electing Kaczynski would mean the destruction of Poland, a divided Poland, shaken by Kaczynski-wars which aim to win total power," said the letter signed by the previously unheard of Gay Power Brigade. Kaczynski told a press conference, "I know that gay groups are very well organised but not for this type of operation," he said, adding that Warsaw would pay a reward of 100 000 zlotys (€25 000) for information leading to the arrest of those who placed the fake bombs.
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