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...interview that she was “overjoyed” when she heard the news on Monday. “I am so excited to live in England—to experience a new culture and a different atmosphere,” she said. Galbreth, who studies French literature and linguistics, recounted the frantic moments before discovering that she had won the scholarship. “My computer froze right when I tried to open the attachment,” she said. “I had to run to my roommate’s computer to read the message...
...What makes Jacquard and a growing number of French officials think that's the case? A messenger who entered and exited without removing his motorcycle helmet delivered the accurately addressed package containing the two explosive devices to the offices. The law firm secretary who opened the parcel was killed by the twin blasts; it was addressed to her boss - one of the firm's partners - who himself was seriously wounded. Meanwhile, the limited strength of the explosion leads experts like Jacquard to doubt other organizations in the same building might have actually been the primary targets of attack. Those include...
...other offices were the real target, the bomb would have had to been built with a much bigger charge to be sure it reached that far," says Jacquard. Visiting the building several hours after the bomb exploded at 12:50 p.m., French Interior Minister Michèle Alliot-Marie seemed to concur: "It really appears it was someone in this office who was the target...
...anyone would want to strike the law office is another point of mystery. Though early press reports stated the office had handled cases linked to Corsican nationalists - suggesting the possibility of their organizations' settling scores - French justice authorities later denied that information. Instead the practice handled civil cases and specialized in real estate transactions. That focus also ran counter to involvement by two other possible perpetrators: Mafia elements, and extremist groups backed by foreign secret services providing expert explosive assistance...
Last month about 35,000 people marched through Brussels to show their commitment to national unity. But others consider Belgium's unity obsolete. Leterme himself has described Belgium as "an accident of history" with "no intrinsic value," and branded the country's French speakers too stupid to learn Dutch. In September, a cheeky schoolteacher put Belgium up for sale on eBay, describing it as "a kingdom in three parts." The offering was pulled by eBay after drawing a bid of $15 million...