French Anarchists Linked to Times Square Bombing

I had figured the drive-by pipe bombing was likely an act of some domestic anti-military outfit or just a lone wacko, but apparently it may have neen the work of a group of French anarchists.

French anti-terrorist police are holding 10 alleged members of a violent anarchist movement suspected of sabotaging power cables on high speed TGV train lines.

But it now transpires that the alleged culprits were netted thanks to information from the FBI, which allegedly linked two of them to the home-made bomb attack on an army recruitment centre in New York's Times Square in March.

Julien Coupat, 34, the suspected head of the "anarcho-autonomist" group, and his 25-year old girlfriend, known only as Yldune L, were stopped allegedly trying to enter Canada from the US illegally in January. It was claimed they were carrying anarchist texts in English and photos of an army recruitment centre in New York.

Although they had left the US before the bomb attack, they had allegedly been spotted shortly before at American anarchist meetings in New York.
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"These individuals are characterised by a total rejection of any democratic expression of political opinion and an extremely violent tone," said Michele Alliot-Marie, the interior minister.

Letters Sent to Congress Not Linked to Times Square Bombing

This is an interesting twist now being reported.

The Kos Kidz can breathe a sigh of relief. For now.

The FBI and the NYPD are sifting through a mountain of clues, trying to determine who is responsible for Thursday's Times Square bombing.

Those clues included letters to Congress that looked like they claimed responsibility, but turned out to be "an incredibly unbelievable coincidence" according to a law enforcement official, who spoke on condition of anonymity.

Law enforcement officials say there is no connection between a letter to dozens of Congress members bearing the words "We did it" and the bombing of the Army recruiting station in New York.

Law officers have questioned the letter writer in the Los Angeles area and don't expect to bring any charges against him, three law enforcement officials told The Associated Press. The writer is an anti-war activist who sent as many as 100 letters—including a photograph of a man standing in front of the Times Square office—to Congress members.

A bicyclist was seen on private security video riding along Military Island at about 3:38 am and getting off the bike just outside the a military recruiting station. About two minutes later the cyclist rides away, and then there is an explosion.

Police are still looking at a possible connection to pre-dawn explosions last October at the Mexican consulate and the British consulate in 2005.

"The times are very close, a bicycle was believed to be used," said NYPD Commissioner Ray Kelly. "Those are the similarities."

But fake grenades were used in the first two cases, not an ammunition box like on Thursday.

Police also looking at a new bike found in a dumpster at 38th St. and Madison Avenue at 7 am.

Last month, several European men were stopped at the Canadian border with suspicious photos of the Times Square recruiting center. Two of those men escaped. Police describe them as "anarchists."

More here.

It's safe to say the authorities will get to this cretin soon.

Meanwhile, Michelle Malkin has a special report on the left's war against military recruiters.