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French Pols Receive Death Threats—Along With Bullets

By Harry Kimball, Newser Staff

Posted Mar 3, 2009 3:35 PM CST

(Newser) – Seven French politicians, including President Nicolas Sarkozy, have received death threats accompanied by live ammunition, the Independent reports. The letters, which included 9mm rounds, were signed by an unknown group called Solidarity Earth. Though the name perhaps suggests an environmental group, and anti-terrorism officials are... Read full story »

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