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Australia 'collar-bomb' suspect detained in US | |
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An Australian man is being held in the US state of Kentucky over an attack on a Sydney teenager who had a fake bomb strapped to her neck. | |
A court ordered Paul "Douglas" Peters, 50, be detained until an extradition hearing scheduled for October. | |
Madeleine Pulver, 18, was attacked at her home in Sydney earlier this month. It took 10 hours to remove the device. | |
Mr Peters was arrested on Monday at his ex-wife's house near La Grange, north-east of Louisville. | |
Investigators traced Mr Peters through an email address, reported to have been accessed at times that linked it to the fake bomb incident. | Investigators traced Mr Peters through an email address, reported to have been accessed at times that linked it to the fake bomb incident. |
In federal court in Louisville on Tuesday, US Magistrate Judge Dave Whalin ordered that Mr Peters be held in custody until his extradition hearing on 14 October. | |
'Range of evidence' | 'Range of evidence' |
Australian state police said they had contacted the FBI after an investigation led them to identify an individual who left the country on 8 August on a flight to the US. | Australian state police said they had contacted the FBI after an investigation led them to identify an individual who left the country on 8 August on a flight to the US. |
"There was a range of pieces of evidence that led us to identify this suspect," Luke Moore, from the New South Wales Police, told a news conference at the FBI offices in Louisville. | "There was a range of pieces of evidence that led us to identify this suspect," Luke Moore, from the New South Wales Police, told a news conference at the FBI offices in Louisville. |
Police in Australia had previously promised to "tie down every lead" in what they said appeared to have been an extortion attempt. | Police in Australia had previously promised to "tie down every lead" in what they said appeared to have been an extortion attempt. |
Ms Pulver was alone when an intruder broke into the house and chained a device to her that looked like a bomb. | |
A note was attached to the collar bomb threatening to detonate the device, but it made no financial demand. | A note was attached to the collar bomb threatening to detonate the device, but it made no financial demand. |
Bomb experts took 10 hours to remove the device from her neck and later described it as a very elaborate fake. | |
Ms Pulver was eventually freed and taken to hospital. | Ms Pulver was eventually freed and taken to hospital. |