September 13, 2007
Polish Police Abandon Hunt For ‘Gay Bomber’
Polish police say they are dropping the hunt for whoever was behind a series of bombs which later turned out to be fakes that were discovered in four cities in the days leading up to the 2005 presidential election.
The devices were discovered after anonymous phone calls to police from someone claiming to be from an organization called the Gay Power Brigade.
Thirteen devices were found in Warsaw. Police said that the “bombs” were sophisticated and it took bomb squad experts some time to realize they were not dealing with real explosives.
Similar dummy bombs also were discovered in train stations in Gdansk, Gdynia and Sopot.
The discoveries caused panic in the streets of all four cities.
In a lengthy manifesto sent to Warsaw newspapers and wire services the Gay Power Brigade condemned Warsaw Mayor Lech Kaczynski, who was running for president.
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