What?? Not on Drudge first?
Tainted Chinese products?
Do I smell radical Islam???
http://news.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,30100-1275244,00.html
Police Shut Tesco Stores
Updated: 19:22, Saturday July 14, 2007
At least 11 Tesco supermarkets across the UK have been closed by police in a safety alert.
One force said the move was “a precaution”.
The company is working with police Officers from Hertfordshire, where the firm has its headquarters, said no-one had been hurt.
They said the closures affected stores in Lancashire, Suffolk, Dyfed Powys in Wales, Fife in Scotland, Leicestershire, Humberside, West Mercia, West Yorkshire, Nottinghamshire, Strathclyde and London.
A Hertfordshire police spokeswoman said: “Police are investigating a series of incidents in a number of locations across the country involving Tesco stores.
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DumpsterUndergraduate
Food contamination alert, perhaps, based on intel. Maybe hajii learned from the Chinese foodstuff crisis that it is a good way to terrorize the masses. And they’re right.
Those damn pork products, again.
Celebrity shopping spree away from the riff raff?
Stores Shut In Security Scare
Updated: 19:57, Saturday July 14, 2007
At least 11 Tesco supermarkets across the UK have been closed by police in a security scare.
There are reports at least some of the stores were shut after receiving bomb threats.
http://news.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,30100-1275244,00.html
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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.
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Police said the closures affected stores in London, other locations in England, and Scotland and Wales.
A spokesman for South Wales police said the Tesco store at Riverside, Port Talbot, had been closed since Saturday afternoon and said officers would remain at the store for as long as necessary.
Did somebody spot a muslim in an SUV?
I wonder if any of these stores are near military bases.
I think it was someone who wanted a day off....
BBC is stating that the police believe it is not terrorism and may well be an attempt at extortion(perhaps by a major gang?—Russian? E European?)
Sky News is saying much the same.
So basically we dont know who is behind it yet...
The Daily Mail’s Sunday edition is reporting that it is animal rights nutters who have targeted Tesco’s due to Tesco selling live turtles in its Chinese stores....
Two of the seven that are opening in my area (City of San Diego) the end of this year are in extremely affluent neighborhoods, especially the one at Canon and Catalina in Point Loma. It will be at the very top of the Point overlooking the bay and the ocean as you travel to the Cabrillo National Monument (Lighthouse) in a very quiet neighborhood that currently has a very very small and very old (sleeper) Albertsons that has been there since the late 60’s. The houses in this area go for millions!
As to Islamic 'discontent'; did notice in food court last night, not far from Tesco entrance; a group of Muslims having dinner. They sat not far from a 'barbeque' place, a pizza counter; where sausage was offered and hot dogs; and of course, MCDonald's. (And there was 'Eddie Rocket's/with American fries ;^)) Could not identify their 'food choices' for the evening. But mused that they seemed not to be bothered in the least; if only by 'contamination' from the near-by trash can.
OTOH. . .there is a young black woman that I met here; she is being sponsored by a Church and though university trained; she is doing housework and some child care so as to take care of herself.
She left Africa with hopes of her children soon to join her and her husband; but he died unexpectedly,soon after arriving here and so, by custom her sons were given to her husband's brothers; leaving her daughter as her 'only child'. She is trying to get her here.
Should she return to Africa; she jeopardizes her life; and moreso; that of her family, because of her leaving to begin with. Because these people are Christians; they are under threat of the Muslims who are trying to convert or more easily, just wanting to eliminate them.
Her life is so sad; so pathetic. Am wondering more often; that anyone, would - could. . .choose to identify themselves as Muslim; whether their faith is full-blowbn or even null/void - or just moderate. While realizing it is the radical elements within this religion; am nonetheless, feeling increasingly intolerant because of the pain this Faith is bringing to people around the world.
So, unfortunately, had very mixed feelings as I watched the Muslims last night; knowing too; they probably may have 'escaped' as well; but not feeling nearly as sympathetic as I feel towards this other young and desperate victim of Islamic intolerance.