Swiss "rts! Mayday" have stolen Zurich's Snowman!

international | worker & community struggles and protests | news report Wednesday April 19, 2006 23:21 by iosaf

the Bööög, is one of Zurich's treasures, and at the height of that city's Spring festival "Sechseläuten" or 6 bells, the 3.5 meter statue of a snowman whose head is stuffed with explosives is set alight.

A group termed by Swiss press as extremist , calling itself the "1. Mai – Strasse Frei" (loosely translated as "Reclaiming the Streets on May Day"), is reported as sending a letter to the Swiss media claiming responsibility for the theft, saying the 3.5-metre tall snowman "had had enough of putting its head on the line for capitalists".

"Zurich's spring festival http://www.z-z-z.ch/ run by the city's guilds, which will take place next Monday. It is a sign of a good summer to come if the head is blown off quickly."

"Zurich cantonal police said the thieves did not manage to cart away the neck of the 100kg Böögg or the main charge."
http://www.swissinfo.org/eng/front/detail/Militants_tak...53000
This is probably a good thing, it means they can't be accused of terrorism.
& thats not what May day is about. ¿ is it ?

the site of Mayday "rts!" Zurich.
http://www.1mai06.ch/
here's the umbrella site for Europe this May Day
http://euromayday.org/
they rumour there won't be a rts! in Dublin (like last year's wonderful hood Connolly gig) but people will be doing something in their markets, I do believe.., & Your snowmen are safe!

last news from Switzerland :-
"How some of the Swiss voted and "not voted" most recently."
http://indymedia.ie/article/75373