Three homemade bombs found in southwest France

August 10, 2008 - 0:0

BORDEAUX (Reuters) -- Three homemade explosive devices were found in southwestern France after a warning call was received early on Friday, officials said.

Police and firefighters found one device in a holiday resort close to the town of Arcangues near Biarritz on the Atlantic coast and another in front of the Arcangues tourist office.
A third was found on a high speed TGV railway line between the towns of Boucau and Ondres in the Landes region.
Police received an anonymous call at around 4.00 a.m. warning of five explosive devices in the region.