[Shadow_Group] Bomb attack on a Hydro-Quebec tower: The U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security and CSIS alerted.

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A mysterious group has claimed responsibility for an apparent bomb attack
on a Hydro-Quebec tower.

 Ctv.ca

 The message was received in French by news media outlets on Monday. The
Initiative de Resistance Internationaliste (IRI) denounced what it
describes as the "pillaging" of Quebec's resources by the United States.

 "An explosive device was placed under a Hydro-Quebec pylon of the
Radisson-Nicolet-Des Cantons power line, near the American border.
Through this operation, we are making public our refusal to be silent
witnesses to the waste and pillaging of our resources at the hands of the
United States empire," said the statement, translated from French by
CTV's Montreal bureau.

 "We are also acting against Hydro-Quebec's exploitation to the benefit of
private enterprises, which profit from each opportunity that imperialism
provides."

 The group, which sent its communique to al-Jazeera, the Arab satellite TV
news network, also dragged Iraq into the equation -- along with Bolivia,
Colombia and the Palestinians.

 "We refuse to allow all the weight of resistance to fall on the noble
Iraqi people, who are being massacred because they were an obstacle to
the American energy hegemony, or to the Bolivian peasants courageously
mobilizing against the pillage of their gas resources, even risking their
lives," the note said.

 "We also refuse to let the Colombian and Palestinian people confront the
imperial army alone, whether or not it is hidden behind a national
banner."

 It isn't clear when the attack occurred, although a hunter on an
all-terrain vehicle discovered it damage to a hydro tower Nov. 30.

 The IRI said authorities hid news of the attack "from the population
during the chief dictator's visit" -- possibly a reference to the Nov.
30-Dec. 1 visit to Canada by U.S. President George W. Bush.

 If true, one student leader who was involved in anti-Bush protests said
the IRI's act of sabotage went too far.

 "I think it makes people afraid, and I don't think that was the kind of
message we meant to get out when we went to Ottawa," said Tim McSorley of
the Canadian Federation of Students.

 The incident happened near Coaticook, which is in Quebec's Eastern
Townships. A bomb squad was dispatched Friday to the site by the Quebec
provincial police.

 Test results of materials found near the tower have not been released, so
an explosive attack can't be confirmed yet.

Police say they've never heard of the group before this. However, they
have seized the original letter sent out to some Quebec media outlets to
analyze it. They won't confirm if the details in the group's note are
accurate.

 A Hydro-Quebec spokeswoman said the tower is part of a line that delivers
electricity from James Bay to the Boston area, adding that service wasn't
disrupted.

 "We are taking that event seriously, and we are increasing security
around our strategic installations," said Marie Archambault of
Hydro-Quebec.

 The ongoing investigation involves the provincial police, Hydro-Quebec
and the Canadian counter-terrorism force.

 The U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security and CSIS have also been alerted.

 Security analyst Michel Juneau-Katsuya said: "This is an act of sabotage,
but we're just a step away from terrorism. And for that reason, the
United States will be very interested to see how we respond to it."

 With a report from CTV's Jed Kahane

 Group claims to have bombed Quebec hydro tower
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 Last Updated Mon, 06 Dec 2004 20:49:44 EST

MONTREAL - A group opposed to the export of power from Quebec to the
United States has claimed responsibility for damaging a Hydro-Québec tower
by setting off an explosive charge.

The St-Herménégilde tower, located near Coaticook in the Eastern
Townships, is part of a line that carries power from James Bay to the
Boston area.

A hunter noticed the structure appeared to be damaged and tilting last
Tuesday, but the investigation was delayed by snow that covered its base
and obscured the nature of the damage.

Calling itself by the initials IRI, the group sent a message to newspapers
La Presse and Le Journal de Montréal and radio station CKAC.

It said its members set the charge to denounce the ''pillaging'' of
Quebec's resources by the U.S.

Police say they have never heard of the group, but acknowledge the tower
appears to have been damaged by an explosive charge that was placed at its
base.

The flow of electricity was not interrupted by the explosion, Hydro-Québec
spokesperson Marie Archambault told Radio-Canada.

The investigation is being conducted by the Sûreté du Québec, Hydro-Québec
and the Canadian counter-terrorism force.
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