Explosives Found Near Site of Nato Conference
Police found two bags of explosives in the centre of the Slovak capital Bratislava today – 24 hours ahead of a Nato Parliamentary Assembly meeting attended by hundreds of MPs.
Police acting on tips found the plastic bags under a rubbish bin, Interior Ministry spokesman Boris Azaltovic said. The explosives in one bag were of Czech origin, while the other contained plastic explosives likely made in former Yugoslavia.
The bags, which also contained charges to ignite the explosives, were found on a street near the venue of the Nato meeting, Azaltovic said.
The plastic explosives would not have been able to explode, Azaltovic said, but he refused to specify whether the pound of Czech explosives in the other bag could have caused a blast.
He also refused to say whether the find could be linked to the Nato meeting, but added that police have the security situation under control.
About 1,000 police officers will be patrolling Bratislava tomorrow when the five-day Nato meeting starts.
More than 300 legislators from North America and Europe are to take part in the assembly, which will focus on issues such as post-conflict reconstruction in Afghanistan and Iraq, and the war against terrorism.
Slovakia joined Nato earlier this year along with six other countries.
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The bad guys are certainly making the attempts.