Stanislaw Steiger, a young Jewish student, was arrested here to-day in connection with the gas bomb hurled at President Stanislaw Wojciechowski, during a parade on the streets of the city.
The bomb which was filled with gas exploded but caused no harm, although a panic was created by the explosion. The arrested man does not belong to any of the Jewish parties. It is stated that he was mentally deranged.
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