POLICE ARREST WOMAN
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Had Ten Letter Boittbs In Her Possession
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ftfedbivdd Mbnddy, 10.50 a.rii. LONDON, Juhe 8: ' - A woman was arrested on the Parig-Sfussfels trdin today with ten letter bombs in her posSesgidri, sdys the Bfussbls ndWspaper Hbt iaatste Nieuws. The wofnari hafl the ietter bbMbs Coiidfealed in the f a'lse bbttbfli of a siiitbase. The Jjoiibe also arfestdd a male acboiiiplicib. . The woman told thd poiice that shb beldhgfed to a sfecreit orgaflibatibn. The Turin poiice said investigatiohs rfeveaied that the ietter bombs were not posted ffi Turiri. They sufegested that the ftaliafl postmarks were forged. italian poiice ahd Scotiand Yafd offlCbrs ndw in Italy are testing this theory. IVtofe Boirihs tiitefcdjjted The postal authorities 'havfe intercepted nine fiiciffe letter bombs from italy, addfbs'seid to Cabinfet Ministers ahd other proihihent members of the Governmfeht. Reuter's correspondeht i'h Home says that the poiice investigatibns relating to letter bombs are noifr difected to tracing an alleged Jewish terrorist chibf known afe "The Brother.i' He claimed recehtly that the irgun Zvai Leurni planned to assasslnate Princess Elizabeth, adding, "Our organisation will attack the centre of London — Buckingham Palace itself ."
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Chronicle (Levin), 9 June 1947, Page 5
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192POLICE ARREST WOMAN Chronicle (Levin), 9 June 1947, Page 5
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