Word: jurassien
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...autonomy. The most recent country to be struck by a wave of minority discontent is, of all places, peaceful little Switzerland. Investigating a suspicious fire at an army ammunition depot near Delémont on the French border recently, authorities found the letters FLJ-"Front de Libération Jurassien daubed on in fresh paint. The front is the more militant of two organizations representing dissident Swiss in the Jura region of Bern canton...
...foremost of these is the Rassemblement Jurassien, whose membership includes more than half the region. The Rassemblemerit's youth group, known as Les Beliers (The Rams), has mounted such protests as tarring Bern streetcar tracks to halt traffic and barricading the entrance to the cantonal legislature. The smaller, more aggressive FLJ has set fire to buildings and dynamited railroads in addition to attacking the ammunition depot at Delémont...
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