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Casino Worker's Bomb Hoax Rap

3 February 2004

AUSTRALIA – As reported by the Advertiser: ``A former casino worker who fell off a ladder and broke his arm at work will face trial in Brisbane for allegedly threatening to drive a bomb-laden car into the building.


``…The Turkish-born immigrant, who worked at Brisbane and Gold Coast casinos, was pruning trees in Queen's Park outside Brisbane's Treasury casino when he broke his arm.

``Defence barrister Simon Hamlin-Harris told the court Irfan Kaya, of Fitzgibbon on Brisbane's northside, tried twice to contact casino boss Howard Dreitzer about fixing his arm after the fall in 2001.




``His calls – made a year apart – were put through to human resources staff at first before Kaya spoke to Mr Dreitzer's executive assistant Jan Barnes.

``…Ms Barnes testified she refused to put Kaya through to her boss but took notes during a 10 minute call on November 3 last year.

``She said Kaya, who also served food in the staff dining room, had threatened to blow them both up before hanging up in tears.

```He kept saying he was sorry but he was poor and his children were poor and he just wanted his arm back.' …"





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