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Police Shut Down Tesco Supermarkets Across UK in Safety Alert
Fox News ^ | 7/14/07 | AP

Posted on 07/14/2007 11:25:30 AM PDT by pacelvi

Edited on 07/14/2007 12:37:16 PM PDT by Admin Moderator. [history]

LONDON — British police closed at least 11 Tesco supermarkets across the country Saturday because of a security alert, authorities said.

The manager at a in Barrhead, near Glasgow, told Britain's Press Association that staff were sent home around 12:30 p.m. (1330 GMT) after a power failure. But an unidentified employee at a neighboring shop said police had told him there had been a bomb threat.

Police in Hertfordshire, where Britain's largest supermarket has its headquarters, said no one had been hurt and that the move was a precaution. Police did not immediately give further details.

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TOPICS: Breaking News; News/Current Events; United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: bombthreat; britishterrorism; jihadineurope; tesco; tescobombing; uk
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To: Dr. Eckleburg

Links as well as story.
Tesco is huge in UK.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6899218.stm


41 posted on 07/14/2007 12:08:33 PM PDT by 1066AD
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To: Milwaukee_Guy

We are left to wonder.


42 posted on 07/14/2007 12:10:16 PM PDT by Clara Lou (Fred Thompson, '08-- imwithfred.com)
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To: eXe

Aparently, we got tired of the “peoples eyebrow.” I guess he went the same way as Dolf Lungren, Brian Bosworth and Vin Diesel?


43 posted on 07/14/2007 12:11:32 PM PDT by IllumiNaughtyByNature (I buy gas for my SUV with the Carbon Offsets I sell on Ebay!)
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To: 1066AD

Fife???? Isn’t that where Barney is from?


44 posted on 07/14/2007 12:12:07 PM PDT by tenthirteen
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To: Clara Lou
“A Hertfordshire police spokeswoman said: “Police are investigating a series of incidents in a number of locations across the country involving Tesco stores.”

Series of “incidents” at multiple locations?

Very cryptic.....

Speculation,

- Food tampering?
- Bomb threats phoned in?
- Actual “devices” found?
- Chinese toothpaste?
- New George Michael CD delivered?

45 posted on 07/14/2007 12:16:36 PM PDT by Milwaukee_Guy (Don't hit them between the eyes. Hit them right -in- the eyes!)
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To: Milwaukee_Guy
- Chinese toothpaste?
- New George Michael CD delivered?

-Bag boy was knighted?
46 posted on 07/14/2007 12:21:14 PM PDT by mutley
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To: KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle

OMG, now THAT’S funny!


47 posted on 07/14/2007 12:23:06 PM PDT by peggybac (Tolerance is the virtue of believing in nothing)
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To: pacelvi

RELATED?

Hadham Water recalls bottles in scare over contamination

A QUARTER of a million bottles of Hadham Water spring water have been cleared from supermarket shelves in a scare over possible contamination.

The water supplier, based at Church End, Little Hadham, put out a red alert to recall the bottles after a routine audit of its quality control system showed up two cases of potential microbiological contamination.

It has recalled its own-brand 2-litre bottles of still and sparkling water which are sold at Tesco and other, smaller outlets and through Sainsbury’s stores as part of its Basic range.

...

http://www.hertsessexnews.co.uk/news/observer/2007/07/04/hadham%20water%20recalls%20bottles%20in%20scare%20over%20contamination.lpf


48 posted on 07/14/2007 12:24:48 PM PDT by Milwaukee_Guy (Don't hit them between the eyes. Hit them right -in- the eyes!)
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To: Milwaukee_Guy; mom4kittys

Meanwhile, in Canada........
________________________________________________

CONSUMER ADVISORY
SUSPECTED TAMPERING IN STELLA ARTOIS BEER

OTTAWA, July 12, 2007 - The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and Labatt Breweries of Canada are advising the public that some Stella Artois beer bottles may have been tampered with.

The CFIA was advised of six bottles suspected of being tampered with in which concentrated alcohol was introduced into 330 ml Stella Artois beer bottles bearing the best before end of 11.2005 or 12.2005 and production codes of L32343T and L35243G. These codes have expired and should no longer be in the marketplace. These suspected tampering incidents occurred with beer sold at restaurants and bars in Toronto, Ontario and Kamloops, British Columbia. There are no reported incidents involving products purchased at beer or liquor stores. Stella Artois cans and draft beer are not affected.


49 posted on 07/14/2007 12:26:30 PM PDT by fanfan ("We don't start fights my friends, but we finish them, and never leave until our work is done."PMSH)
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To: Milwaukee_Guy
There are reports at least some of the stores were shut after receiving bomb threats

Just curious, but in the past, has any terrorist group ever given warning before they attacked? I can't remember any incidents, but I'm wondering if this had ever been the MO of any terrorist group?

50 posted on 07/14/2007 12:29:14 PM PDT by dawn53
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To: dawn53

IRA used to call in warnings.


51 posted on 07/14/2007 12:31:45 PM PDT by 1066AD
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To: dawn53
That’s why I am leaning towards extortion right now.
52 posted on 07/14/2007 12:31:49 PM PDT by Milwaukee_Guy (Don't hit them between the eyes. Hit them right -in- the eyes!)
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To: traumer

LOL! Aw. they are so cute! What a clever idea. Are they your dogs?


53 posted on 07/14/2007 12:44:49 PM PDT by NRA2BFree ("The time is near at hand which must determine whether Americans are to be free men or slaves!")
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To: lexington minuteman 1775

Come now, a bow/arrow marksman such as Robin would ne’er stoop to such cowardly tricks. In all the world, only Moslem terrorists would stoop that low.


54 posted on 07/14/2007 12:45:35 PM PDT by expatpat
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To: fanfan

A stupid alert. If you’re drinking Stella Artois beer bottles bearing the best before end of 11.2005 or 12.2005,
you’re drinking at the wrong bar.


55 posted on 07/14/2007 12:49:51 PM PDT by toddlintown (Six bullets and Lennon goes down. Yet not one hit Yoko. Discuss.)
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To: All

I would not describe Tesco’s that upmarket I would have put them more on a par with Walmart.

ASDA the UK store owned by Walmart is their main competitor in the UK.

Here is a link to their home page

http://www.tesco.com/


56 posted on 07/14/2007 12:51:29 PM PDT by snugs ((An English Cheney Chick - Big Time))
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To: mom4kittys

Tainted Chinese products?
Yeah. Tainted with some Semtex, a cheapo digital watch and a couple of Propane canisters, and a pre-paid cell phone..


57 posted on 07/14/2007 12:51:53 PM PDT by Gideon T. Reader ("Mexico lindo" "It don't look so "Lindo" to me!"... "Just looks like more Texas"-Gorch Bros.)
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To: EagleUSA
Do you smell WHAT??
NO! You have been told about that, have you not???
Do NOT say that word again. You know the word with the I-s-l-a-m in it. Just DONT say it! OK? Got it?
There. Now the problem is solved.
58 posted on 07/14/2007 12:54:06 PM PDT by Gideon T. Reader ("Mexico lindo" "It don't look so "Lindo" to me!"... "Just looks like more Texas"-Gorch Bros.)
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To: K4Harty
Why not? Some of us watch 'Hell's Kitchen'.

;^)

59 posted on 07/14/2007 12:54:31 PM PDT by SAJ
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To: 1066AD

Thanks. I think the Basque separatists (ETA) in Spain also used to call in warnings.


60 posted on 07/14/2007 12:57:19 PM PDT by dawn53
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