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Activists Torch Drug CEO's Home, Steal Mom's Ashes

By Rob Quinn,  Newser Staff

Posted Aug 5, 2009 2:58 AM CDT

(Newser) – Animal rights militants have torched the home of the CEO of drug giant Novartis and stolen his mother's ashes from a Swiss cemetery, say company officials. Employees' cars have also been vandalized and attacked with crude explosive devices, reports the Wall Street Journal.
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