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Tuesday, July 13, 2010 – Daily News – 5A WORLD BRIEFING Polanski free after Swiss reject request to extradite GSTAAD, Switzerland (AP) — In a stunning rul- ing, Roman Polanski was declared a free man on Monday — no longer confined to house arrest in his Alpine villa after Swiss authorities rejected a U.S. request for his extradition because of a 32-year-old sex convic- tion. The decision left the Oscar-winning director free to return to France and the life of a celebrity, albeit one unable to visit the United States. Hours after the ruling was announced, Polans- ki’s assistant said he had left his multi-million dol- lar chalet with his family. Half-empty glasses seen on a back porch testified to a hasty exit. ‘‘Mr. Polanski can now move freely,’’ Swiss Jus- tice Minister Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf declared. ‘‘He’s a free man.’’ Switzerland, which arrested the 76-year-old Polanski last September as he arrived receive a lifetime achievement award at a Zurich film festival, blamed U.S. authorities for its deci- sion, citing a possible ‘‘fault in the U.S. extradi- tion request.’’ 3 dead, 4 hospitalized in shooting ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A former employee opened fire at an Albuquerque fiber optics manufacturer Mon- day, killing two people and wounding four others before turning the gun on himself in what police called a domestic vio- lence dispute. The shooting at Emcore Corp. appeared to involve the 37-year-old gunman’s girlfriend, police Chief Ray Schultz said. It was not immedi- ately clear whether she was among the dead. Chaos unfolded as the gunman opened fire, sending employees flee- ing for cover as police locked down the entire neighborhood. Police were alerted to the shoot- ing shortly before 9:30 a.m. Five officers were inside the building within three minutes, Schultz said. The Emcore campus was surrounded by police cars, many arriving with sirens wailing, as heli- copters circled overhead. The chief called the Emcore campus ‘‘a very secure facility’’ and said it appeared the gunman forced his way into the building and entered sev- Respiratory Equipment eral areas. Schultz said detectives and FBI agents were reviewing surveil- lance video. Al-Qaida- allied Somalis claim blasts in Uganda KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — East Africa saw the emergence of a new international terrorist group Monday, as Soma- lia’s most dangerous al- Qaida-linked militia claimed responsibility for the twin bombings in Uganda that killed 74 people during the World Cup. The claim by al- Shabab, whose fighters are trained by militant veterans of the conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq, resets the security equa- tion in East Africa and has broader implications worldwide. The group in the past has recruited Somali-Americans to carry out suicide bomb- ings in Mogadishu. Al-Shabab, an ultra- Islamic conservative group that has drawn comparisons to the Tal- iban, has long threatened to attack outside of Soma- lia’s borders, but the bombings late Sunday are the first time the group has done so. ‘‘We warned Uganda not to deploy troops to Somalia; they ignored us,’’ said Sheik Ali Mohamud Rage, al- Shabab’s spokesman. ‘‘We warned them to stop massacring our people, and they ignored that. The explosions in Kampala were only a minor mes- sage to them. ... We will target them everywhere if Uganda does not with- draw from our land.’’ Rage said a second country with peacekeep- ing forces in Mogadishu — Burundi — could soon face attacks. Fighting in Mogadishu between mili- tants and Somali troops or African Union peace- keepers frequently kills civilians. ’Barefoot Bandit’ behind bars NASSAU, Bahamas (AP) — A resourceful teenage fugitive who police have called the ‘‘Barefoot Bandit’’ was being questioned inside a Bahamian jail Monday as he spent his first full day behind bars after an auda- cious two-year run that gave him near folk hero status. Colton Harris-Moore was being held inside the two-story Central Detec- tive Unit with access to phone calls and visitors from the U.S. Embassy as well as interrogators. Police Commissioner Ellison Greenslade said Nebulizers In-Home Patient Education allows Lincare to provide the highest quality care to your patients. 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Greenslade was com- plimentary of Harris- Moore despite the week- long manhunt that ended with police shooting out the outboard engine on a motorboat off Eleuthera island. ‘‘He’s very eloquent, obviously a very intelli- gent young man,’’ Greenslade said. Harris-Moore was expected to make his first court appearance Tuesday on suspicion of illegal weapons possession as well as a ‘‘litany’’ of other charges stemming from the week he spent in the Bahamas trying to evade police. Hefner to go private with Playboy CHICAGO (AP) — Hugh Hefner wants to buy out the portion of the Playboy empire he doesn’t already own in a bet that the iconic brand can still bring in profits even if the ink-on-paper magazine is past its prime. Hefner, who founded Playboy magazine more than a half-century ago, is apparently not alone in thinking Playboy can keep swinging into the digital age. A few hours after Playboy Enterpris- es Inc. announced Hefn- er’s offer Monday, the corporate parent of rival Penthouse magazine said it will also make a bid. But it does not appear that the silk pajama-clad 84-year-old — who owns about 70 percent of the company’s voting shares and 28 percent of the nonvoting stock — will budge. Playboy said Hefner made it clear in his buy- out proposal that he is not interested in a sale or merger. The company said Hefner expressed concern that selling Playboy could threaten the brand and its legacy. Hefner has instead pro- posed joining up with a Come in and be Treated Like Family little-known private equity firm, Rizvi Tra- verse Management LLC, to take Playboy private. The offer comes as print advertising is in a tailspin and the compa- ny has stretched its brand thin trying to wring profits through leasing its famous bunny ears for every- thing from cigars to slot machines. 3,400-year- old script found in Jerusalem JERUSALEM (AP) — Archaeologists say a newly discovered clay fragment from the 14th century B.C. is the oldest example of writing ever found in antiquity-rich Jerusalem. Dig director Eilat Mazar of Hebrew Uni- versity says the 2-cen- timeter (0.8-inch) long fragment bears an ancient form of writing known as Akkadian wedge script. The fragment includes a partial text including the words ‘‘you,’’ ‘‘them,’’ and ‘‘later.’’ It predates the next- oldest example of writing found in Jerusalem by 600 years, and dates roughly four centuries before the Bible says King David ruled a Jew- ish kingdom from the city. 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