Explosion in downtown Toronto - One dead (explosives strapped to the suspect)

Close but no cigar. - Those pilots were military men giving the last that they had by attacking military targets and I have yet to see these murderers consistently do that.

201 posted on 04/02/2006 1:53:25 PM PDT by bill1952 ("All that we do is done with an eye towards something else.")

To: Tasha Dasha Doo

According to the Globe And Mail, the District Manager of that Tim Hortons is a guy named Amin Islam. Could have something to do with something. Or maybe not.

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20060402.wblast0420/BNStory/National/home

202 posted on 04/02/2006 1:53:31 PM PDT by Omedalus

To: Slings and Arrows

If I told you he was a Hindu, would you have a cow?

India is 20-30% Muslim. They still look like Hindus. If AQ can recruit them, they will likely get a pass because they do not look the part. Therefore, they are the poster children for AQ recruitment.

203 posted on 04/02/2006 1:53:38 PM PDT by Battle Axe (Repent for the coming of the Lord is nigh!)

Oh good, no casualties.

Ireland isn't immune either, see this thread from a few months back:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1537862/posts

204 posted on 04/02/2006 1:54:39 PM PDT by Irish_Thatcherite (~A vote for Bertie Ahern is a vote for Gerry Adams!~¦ IRA supporters on FR are trolls, end of story!)

the District Manager of that Tim Hortons is a guy named Amin Islam.

That name sounds Scandinavian to me. Just as I figured.. militant Lutherans are on the rampage again.

205 posted on 04/02/2006 1:55:02 PM PDT by inkling

well, at least the adults are in charge now in Ottawa..

Thank God!

God Bless Stephen Harper, and God Bless Canada.

:-D

206 posted on 04/02/2006 1:55:19 PM PDT by fanfan ( We have become the best/biggest news gathering entity in the whole known history of the world.)

To: Dark Skies; jimbo123; finnigan2; inkling; fanfan; All

Post #102 is extremely useful.

207 posted on 04/02/2006 1:55:25 PM PDT by Allan (*-O)):~{>)

Forced him to blow up innocent people?????

208 posted on 04/02/2006 1:56:00 PM PDT by Irish_Thatcherite (~A vote for Bertie Ahern is a vote for Gerry Adams!~¦ IRA supporters on FR are trolls, end of story!)

To: Calpernia; DAVEY CROCKETT; WestCoastGal; Rushmore Rocks; Founding Father; little jeremiah; ...

Bump.

Is this going to be like the exploding flaslight in the
San Francisco area cafe, a few months ago?

209 posted on 04/02/2006 1:56:14 PM PDT by nw_arizona_granny (TODAY WOULD BE A GOOD DAY FOR LOTS OF HEAVY PRAYING, THE WORLD NEEDS YOUR PRAYERS.)

To: CindyDawg; Dog

"Does Canada do the time change? Maybe he thought he had another hour."

True, but man, your comment made me chuckle...

210 posted on 04/02/2006 1:56:29 PM PDT by Southack (Media Bias means that Castro won't be punished for Cuban war crimes against Black Angolans in Africa)

One dead after explosion at Toronto Tim Hortons
Updated Sun. Apr. 2 2006 4:50 PM ET
CTV.ca News Staff
One man is dead following an explosion at a Tim Hortons restaurant in downtown Toronto.
The blast occurred in the washroom of the coffee shop located near the intersection of Yonge and Bloor Streets, just after 1 p.m.
Emergency crews responded to the scene and tried to help the victim. It is not known if he was a customer or an employee. No other injuries were reported.
Fire department spokesman Daryl Fuglerud said the man had burns to his body, but a fire did not break out in the building after the blast.
"There was a very small amount of smoke upon our arrival … It doesn't appear that we can see much of a fire at all," Fuglerud said.
Witnesses describe a scene of panic inside the restaurant after the explosion.
"A lot of people screaming and screaming," one young woman said.
"As soon as we heard (the) bang, everybody run away," witness George Ribera said.
Police cordoned off approximately one city block and evacuated the area as a precaution.
"We're taking all precautions for members of the public as you can imagine," Toronto Police officer Nick Memme said.
Police are investigating the cause of the explosion. Memme said it is too early in their probe to draw conclusions.
"It's very early on in the investigation," Memme said.
"As I've stated we're just holding our pattern until various other support units come into the area and again, look at the safety aspect and we will continue the investigation."
Employees and witnesses were questioned by police about what they had seen.
Several hours after the explosion, employees were escorted away in a group by Tim Hortons District Manager Amin Islam.
The employees appeared shaken by their experience, but Islam said they were doing well.
"I'm just making sure they're going home safely," he said.
Islam said he learned of the blast from radio news reports and immediately rushed to the scene to see what he could do.
The police bomb squad worked at the scene for much of the afternoon. They used a remote controlled bomb disposal robot to investigate an object found nearby.
Yonge Street was shut down in both directions between Yorkville and Bloor, reportedly tying up traffic around one of the city's busiest intersections.
There is no word yet on what caused the blast. Once police declare the scene to be safe the fire marshal's office will begin an investigation.

Tim Hortons District Manager Amin Islam.

You couldn't make that up.

211 posted on 04/02/2006 1:56:39 PM PDT by michigander (The Constitution only guarantees the right to pursue happiness. You have to catch it yourself.)

http://www.cbc.ca/story/canada/national/2006/04/02/toronto-explosion-060402.html

2nd Device Found?

Later in the afternoon, a police robot was used to remove a parcel from the store, which is on Yonge Street just north of the intersection with Bloor Street. Explosives experts then detonated the package.

The initial blast took place just after 1 p.m. EDT.

212 posted on 04/02/2006 1:56:40 PM PDT by jimbo123

such people do not kill others when they die.

They eat the gun, slit the wrist, fly off the high place, or take the many pills.

They don't strap bombs on themselves to murders civilians.

213 posted on 04/02/2006 1:57:25 PM PDT by bill1952 ("All that we do is done with an eye towards something else.")

To: nw_arizona_granny

Is this going to be like the exploding flaslight in the San Francisco area cafe, a few months ago?

"Exploding batteries" or something like that?

214 posted on 04/02/2006 1:57:55 PM PDT by cardinal4 (Cynthia McKinney- the true face (hairstyle) of the Democrats...)

To: Dark Skies; backhoe; Cindy; Allan

Did you check the link at post 102?

Thanks Allan and DS.

215 posted on 04/02/2006 1:58:07 PM PDT by fanfan ( We have become the best/biggest news gathering entity in the whole known history of the world.)

Perhaps you can tell us
how many 'suicide' bombers in Israel
have exploded prematurely?

Quite a few, it seems to me.

216 posted on 04/02/2006 1:58:14 PM PDT by Allan (*-O)):~{>)

217 posted on 04/02/2006 1:58:54 PM PDT by jimbo123

To: cripplecreek

218 posted on 04/02/2006 1:59:01 PM PDT by cripplecreek (Never a minigun handy when you need one.)

219 posted on 04/02/2006 1:59:18 PM PDT by bill1952 ("All that we do is done with an eye towards something else.")

To: ARCADIA; All

"It happens shortly after Canada reduces aid to Hamas....a connection?"

That's an interesting question, Arcadia.

220 posted on 04/02/2006 1:59:38 PM PDT by Cindy

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