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Wed Nov 1 -

EXPLOSIVE READING -
Here and There . . .

# LIBRARY BOMB ARREST: Authorities have arrested Thomas James Zajac, 53, in connection with a blast that damaged Salt Lake City's main library on Sept 15th after finding his fingerprints on bomb remnants at the scene. It appears that a hobby shop-type rocket igniter was used to detonate a pipe bomb. The explosion blew a hole in a third-floor window and damaged a chair. There were no injuries, but 400 people were evacuated from the library. The motive for the blast is still a mystery.

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# GITMO POPULAR READING: A soldier comes around with a bookmobile cart. Detainees seem to favor Arabic poets and British mysteries like Agatha Christie. Harry Potter is also said to be a favorite.The library collection is stored in a double-wide trailer which houses books in 16 languages including Arabic and Chinese.

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# MUSTAFA IN KIRKUK WRITES: I will never complain about a bad cellphone signal again. It saved my life this week. A suicide bomber had just walked past me and blew himself up in an Iraqi police station moments after I ducked round a corner to try for a better connection to Baghdad...

+ And, by the way,
Reuters is now blogging.

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