2 Bomb Explosions Rip Swiss Factory
Two bomb explosions 15 minutes apart tore through a Swiss aluminum factory in this Rhone Valley town Tuesday, causing damage estimated by the owners at $5.4 million. No one was injured.
Police said a previously unknown “Valais Group Against Hydro-Rhone” claimed responsibility for the blasts at the Martigny Aluminum Works.
Hydro-Rhone is a $310-million project by utility companies to harness the Rhone River for power production.
Police said people claiming to represent the group warned of the blasts in anonymous telephone calls.
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