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Rural Mailboxes and Bomb ....

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Rick

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Date Posted: 09:05:28 05/07/02 Tue

A pipe bomb similar to 17 found in four other states was discovered in a rural mailbox in Texas, the FBI told The
Associated Press on Tuesday.

The bomb was found near Amarillo, Texas, said FBI agent Larry Holmquist in Omaha. A letter was attached, investigators told the AP.

"It's another pipe bomb. It looks similar to the others,"
Holmquist told the AP. "Upon our initial inspection, it appears it would be from the same source."

FBI agents said Monday they believe one person seeking
attention is responsible for 17 pipe bombs that have been found recently in mailboxes in the Midwest and Colorado.

Authorities said they based their belief on the fact that
typewritten letters attached to the bombs were in the first person singular and the bombs were similar in design.

In the letters, the writer is critical of the government and
appears focused on death, stating: "If the government controls what you want to do, they control what you can do."

And: "There is no such thing as death. The people I've dismissed from this reality are not at all dead."

The writer adds, "I'm obtaining your attention in the only way I can," and promises more "attention-getters."

FBI profilers studied the notes over the weekend and concluded Monday the bomber appears to be an educated white man whose native language is English.

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