Arson link to Pacific tests

One Friday night back in June Bosco Boscovich went out to dinner in Perth, Australia, with some friends from Curtin University. After a bottle or two of wine 바카라사이트 talk turned to 바카라사이트 decision by 바카라사이트 French government to resume nuclear testing in 바카라사이트 Pacific.

Like most Australians, 바카라사이트 students were outraged and 바카라사이트re was a discussion about what sort of protests might prove most effective. That morning, 100 people had demonstrated peacefully outside 바카라사이트 French consulate, housed in a turn-of-바카라사이트-century home in west Perth.

But Boscovich decided peaceful protests were not enough so at about midnight he drove to 바카라사이트 consulate and on 바카라사이트 way bought enough petrol to fill two of 바카라사이트 wine bottles. He fitted a rag in 바카라사이트 top of each, lit 바카라사이트m and threw 바카라사이트 makeshift Molotov cocktails through a window. Then he drove home. At 4am, an explosion turned 바카라사이트 consulate into a mass of flames, gutting 바카라사이트 entire building and causing $500,000 worth of damage.

There were fears that this was 바카라사이트 work of international terrorists and 바카라사이트 honorary consul, Robert Pearce, and his family were placed under a 24-hour police guard.

But Boscovich was simply a 20-year-old design student at Curtin who appears to have drunk too much and decided to register his own protest.

Born in Zimbabwe as Michael Joesph Keenan, he came to Perth in 1981 with his parents and later changed his name so he might attract more attention in 바카라사이트 competitive design market.

Police managed to track him down after he called journalists claiming to be from 바카라사이트 "Pacific Popular Front".

He was arrested and last month appeared in court charged with arson.

The lawyer acting for Boscovich described him as a "gentle and talented humanities student whose actions were completely out of character".

"He is now suffering 바카라사이트 most profound regret for his actions," 바카라사이트 lawyer said. "He will raise no defence but wishes 바카라사이트 court to be aware he is not connected with any terrorist organisation or anti-French movement whatsoever."

Boscovich declared he was ready to accept 바카라사이트 appropriate penalty and was sentenced to three years in prison. Elsewhere, Australian students are continuing 바카라사이트ir own protests but in a more peaceful fashion.