Bombing suspect to be charged

Canberra - A disgruntled Australian tax worker will face charges in relation to a nationwide letter bomb campaign after he was…

Canberra - A disgruntled Australian tax worker will face charges in relation to a nationwide letter bomb campaign after he was taken into police custody in a Canberra hospital yesterday. Police said the suspended Australian Taxation Office (ATO) worker, Mr Colin George Dunstan (43) was expected to be formally charged today and would remain in police custody until a bedside magistrate's hearing.

The letter bomb campaign was directed at senior ATO and Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission (HREOC) officials.

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