Car Bomb Found in Marseille

Published October 20th, 2000 - 02:00 GMT
Al Bawaba
Al Bawaba

A car containing 60 kilogram’s (132 pounds) of explosives was found in the center of the Mediterranean city of Marseille Friday following an anonymous tip-off, French police said. 

Police cordoned off an area around the Blancarde railway station and experts defused the bomb, they said. 

A journalist from the newspaper Liberation received the warning in a telephone call from a man with a strong southern accent, according to the police -- MARSEILLE (AFP)  

 

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