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Woodland police blow up suspicious package (California)
Wednesday, December 5, 2007

Police officers in Woodland blew up a suspicious package left in front of City Hall Wednesday afternoon. City Hall was evacuated for nearly two hours and Court Street between First and College streets was blocked off before a bomb squad robot destroyed the package about 2:45 p.m., police said.

A bomb squad officer in a heavily padded suit then removed the debris. No one appeared to be injured.

http://www.sacbee.com/101/story/546118.html

Four blasts rock Palestinian base in Bekaa
Thursday, December 06, 2007

Four large explosions ripped through a base manned by Ahmad Jibril's Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine - General Command (PFLP-GC) in Lebanon's Bekaa Valley at around noon on Wednesday. Security sources told The Daily Star that four cars from inside the camp evacuated casualties to Syria.

The sources said that the camps are located in the area that stretches between the Bekaa villages of Maissra and Juntra, located on the border between Syria and Lebanon. The sources added that the region also houses Hizbullah training camps.

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http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=1&categ_id=2&article_id=87291

297 posted on 12/06/2007 9:03:18 PM PST by Oorang (Tyranny thrives best where government need not fear the wrath of an armed people - Alex Kozinski)
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North American Surface Trade Numbers for September

EPA investigating underground chemical vapors in St. Louis park

EPA SealAt a press conference Tuesday, officials stressed there is no evidence of human exposure to the chemicals, which include perchlorethylene and trichloroethylene. But they're concerned the vapors could seep into basements. They sent a letter to about 270 residents of the southwestern suburb Monday asking to conduct tests in their homes.

299 posted on 12/06/2007 10:44:40 PM PST by MamaDearest
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