Swiss police foil plot to bomb IBM atomic/nanotech research facility
Police in Switzerland have arrested two men and a woman accused of planning to bomb an IBM research facility near Zurich. Two suspects were Italian, one Swiss. A spokesperson said the arrests occured on April 15 in a town roughly 6 miles south of Zurich. IBM has a lab in the area that conducts research into atomic and nano-scale structures for enhancing electronic products. During a traffic stop, the suspects were found to be in possession of explosives and a letter detailing a planned attack on an international company. NYT, MSNBC, WRS.
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