NODE 6a1db5c5Mardi Gra Cash Card
John Young <jya@pipeline.com>Sat, 13 Apr 1996 06:18:53 +0800
WSJ 4-12-06 reports that England's "Mardi Gra" bomber is
demanding of Barclays "access to the bank's cash reserves
through the use of a special cash card, although details
could not be confirmed."
Police are communicating with the bomber through cryptic
notices in personal columns of newspapers, the latest
stating: "MARDI GRA We are ready to help and give value.
Contact us on the verification number."
Barclays says 25 bombs have been sent to its branches. The
bomber -- who has been compared to America's Unabomber --
may be a former employee among those 18,500 laid off during
the past 5 years, or a small businessman with a grudge. [Or
...]