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Saboteurs Disrupt Electricity Supply to WTO Headquarters in Geneva

HeadlineDec 06, 1999

This news from Geneva: Saboteurs disrupted the electricity supply to the World Trade Organization headquarters this weekend, cutting power for 45 minutes, according to a spokesperson for the WTO. A previously unknown group, the Green Rennet, claimed responsibility in a statement that was received by the Swiss ATS news agency. The group criticized the work of the trade organization, saying it had no consideration for people. A statement by the police said two or three people broke into an electrical center next door to the main building and caused a short circuit. The building was blacked out for 45 minutes. For several hours after power had been restored, some computers were out, this again according to the spokesperson.

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