Posted on 06/29/2007 12:14:31 AM PDT by AVNevis
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http://news.sky.com/skynews/video/videoplayer/0,,30000-1272942,.html
Video:
“Gordon Brown: ‘Must Maintain Vigilance”
“Car bomb found in London’s West End”
By Duncan Hooper and agencies
Last Updated: 10:23am BST 29/06/2007
ARTICLE SNIPPET: “A police source said: “The indications that we have got so far are that it was certainly a big device.”
But a Westminster source said the device was believed to be relatively small and made of some type of home-made explosive.
The source said police carried out a search of other key areas in the capital in the early hours of this morning after the Haymarket incident was discovered.”
http://www.guardian.co.uk/terrorism/story/0,,2114743,00.html
9.30am
“Car bomb found in London”
Sandra Laville, Hugh Muir and Mark Tran
Friday June 29, 2007
Guardian Unlimited
ARTICLE SNIPPET: “Police are now frantically searching landmark sites across the capital for further explosive devices. They were not sure whether the bomb was a lone device or one of several deployed across London.”
ARTICLE SNIPPET: “It is understood the device was very crudely made.”
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/6252276.stm
Last Updated: Friday, 29 June 2007, 09:26 GMT 10:26 UK
“Car bomb found in central London”
SNIPPET: “Police have disabled a car bomb containing gas cylinders in the heart of central London.
Officers carried out a controlled explosion after reports of a suspicious vehicle parked in Haymarket shortly before 0200 BST (0100 GMT).”
ARTICLE SNIPPET: “John O’Connor, former commander of Scotland Yard’s Flying Squad, told BBC News the incident bore all the “hallmarks” of a failed suicide bomb attempt. And it was “lucky” the police had received the tip-off.”
Ping
Didn’t they arrest somebody in the NE area of the US, just yesterday, because the guy had 1000 lbs of potassium nitrate stored near his home?
American media will cover this for 5 minutes, then move on to what really interests them: Hilton, Obama, and Jolie.
Note: Photo included.
http://www.theage.com.au/ffximage/2007/06/29/svLONDONBOMB_wideweb__470x373,0.jpg
PHOTO CAPTION:”Police forensics officers load a Mercedes car which police said contained a “potentially viable explosive device” onto a lorry in Haymarket in central London.”
Photo: AFP
http://www.theage.com.au/news/world/police-defuse-london-bomb/2007/06/29/1182624155333.html
“Police defuse London bomb”
ARTICLE SNIPPET: “Terrorism experts said an al-Qaeda connection to the potential attack could not be dismissed.
“We couldn’t rule it out,” a security source said, noting that the threat from international Islamist terrorism was the main reason the official British threat level is placed at “severe”, the second highest level.
“Numerically speaking, al-Qaeda is a strong possibility but it just is too early to attribute specifically.
“It would be wrong and short-sighted to rule out domestic options as well. Obviously there are various extremist groups out there too,” the source added.”
Ah such NICE people. Rabid, murderous, scum. Not fit to breathe.
You gotta love these less than brilliant muzzies that are incapable of constructing a proper bomb.
What, and ruin his growing reputation for delivering "Yesterday's news, today!"
But it's probably those pesky Amish getting restless again...
Thanks!
Good morning backhoe.
I was hoping that someone could update that map.
http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/06/29/london.alert/index.html
“London ‘bomb’ sparks terror alert”
POSTED: 6:52 a.m. EDT, June 29, 2007
LONDON, England (CNN) —
ARTICLE SNIPPET: “The device, consisting of 200 liters of fuel — possibly linked to a triggering mechanism — was found in a car in Haymarket, in the city’s busy nightclub and theater district shortly before 2 a.m. (0100 GMT) on Friday.”
Odd time of day to carry out a terrorist attack ...
OPINION-SPECULATION: I think it was premature.
Jihadis use a lot of dope and it could have been a nervous driver.
On the other hand...the bar was packed with the people and the car was parked near there...so...end speculation.
I think that is what they are speculating on in England.
The nightclub Tiger Tiger where the car bomb was headed had ladies night and was extremely busy. According to reports there were around 1700 people there. Could have been looking at a massive loss of life.
As I am sure you know Cindy, there have been reports before that jihadists wanted to target London nightclubs.
Euro.
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