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Letters Linked to NYC Bombing Claim 'We Did It'

They were sent to Capitol Hill; bomber remains unknown

By Laurel Jorgensen,  Newser Staff

Posted Mar 6, 2008 9:25 PM CST
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(Newser) – As many as 10 Capitol Hill offices received letters today with a photo of a man standing in front of the Times Square military recruiting office before it was struck by a small bomb. A message with the photo reads, “Happy New Year, We Did It,” the AP reports, but it remains unclear who sent the letters. Also in the envelopes were an apparent manifesto against the Iraq war and an unidentified booklet, a Democratic aide says.

The man in the picture was thin, white, and wore a striped flannel shirt with jeans. Capitol police say the letters didn’t threaten lawmakers. This morning’s explosion at the New York City recruiting office shattered the entrance, but no one was injured. Authorities are looking for a hooded bicyclist seen on surveillance video.

A member of the armed forces leaves the military recruitment center Thursday, March 6, 2008 in New York's Times Square. New York City police say some kind of explosive device was set off near a military recruiting station in Times Square. Police say there were no injuries in the blast...
A member of the armed forces leaves the military recruitment center Thursday, March 6, 2008 in New York's Times Square. New York City police say some kind of explosive device was set off near a military...   (Associated Press)
The entrance to a military recruitment station is damaged following an explosion in New York's Times Square Thursday, March 6, 2008. New York City police say some kind of explosive device was set off near the recruiting station located at 43rd Street near Broadway. No one was injured. (AP Photo/David...
The entrance to a military recruitment station is damaged following an explosion in New York's Times Square Thursday, March 6, 2008. New York City police say some kind of explosive device was set off...   (Associated Press)
New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, left, looks on as Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly holds a military issue ammunition box similar to the one used in the explosion at the armed forces recruitment station Thursday, March 6, 2008 during a news conference in New York's Times Square. Police said a small...
New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, left, looks on as Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly holds a military issue ammunition box similar to the one used in the explosion at the armed forces recruitment station...   (Associated Press)
New York police officers with the bomb squad unit inspect the damage done by an explosive device to the military recruitment center Thursday, March 6, 2008 in New York's Times Square. New York City police say some kind of explosive device was set off near a military recruiting station in...
New York police officers with the bomb squad unit inspect the damage done by an explosive device to the military recruitment center Thursday, March 6, 2008 in New York's Times Square. New York City police...   (Associated Press)
New York police officers with the bomb squad unit inspect the damage done by an explosive device to the military recruitment station Thursday, March 6, 2008 in New York's Times Square. Police say there were no injuries in the blast. (AP Photo/David Karp)
New York police officers with the bomb squad unit inspect the damage done by an explosive device to the military recruitment station Thursday, March 6, 2008 in New York's Times Square. Police say there...   (Associated Press)
The damage to the military recruitment station in New York's Times Square is seen Thursday, March 6, 2008. New York City police say a small explosive device was set off near the recruiting station located at 43rd Street near Broadway. No one was injured. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
The damage to the military recruitment station in New York's Times Square is seen Thursday, March 6, 2008. New York City police say a small explosive device was set off near the recruiting station located...   (Associated Press)
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