Hundreds Evacuated in Seattle Smoke Bombing -police: animal rights activists might be responsible

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[chance33_98]

Hundreds Evacuated in Seattle Smoke Bombing  
Thursday July 11, 2002 4:04pm  

Seattle (AP) - Hundreds of office workers were evacuated after military-style smoke grenades were detonated at two buildings, and police said animal rights activists might be responsible.The smoke bombings Wednesday, set off two minutes apart at the Financial Center and another downtown building, have been tentatively classified as acts of domestic terrorism, Police Chief Gil Kerlikowske said.

Police said the devices appeared to be aimed at two subsidiaries of Marsh & McLennan Cos., an insurance firm that does business with British-based Huntingdon Life Sciences, which has been targeted by groups that oppose animal testing.

No injuries or damage were reported. About 700 people were evacuated at the Financial Center, along with workers on two floors of the second smoke-bombed building.

A spokesman for Marsh & McLennan Cos. would not comment late Wednesday. The two subsidiaries that are believed to be targets are Seabury & Smith and Guy Carpenter & Co.

A spokesman for Stop Huntingdon Animal Cruelty denied any role, but acknowledged Marsh has been a previous target.

"We do run a campaign against them," said volunteer Frank Hampton at the organization's office in Franklin Township, N.J. "We're just not the ones responsible for this incident. We certainly support these actions as long as they are nonviolent in nature."

[chance33_98]

Did not see this posted, if it was, please delete.

[Swanks]

When will the amyor and city council pass funding for a memorial for the event and the activists?

[What Is Ain't]

When are we going to start jailing these scumbags?

[BOBTHENAILER]

We're just not the ones responsible for this incident. We certainly support these actions as long as they are nonviolent in nature."

How about support for smoke bombing your offices, ACE? Would that be okay, or just another example of the VRWC?

I suppose we could wait out the summer fire season and hope your buddies at Sierra Club's policies will do the job for us, but then, many innocents would be affected, and that wouldn't be right.

[Eric in the Ozarks]

Police Chief Gil Kirlikowske.
(Played by Charlton Heston)

[Uncle Sausage]

Let's see if I understand this, setting off smoke bombs in Seattle is terrorism, murder in LAX isn't. Must not be any Muslims in Seattle.

[RightOnTheLeftCoast]

Interesting. There was Something Going On at the Convention Center yesterday-- two fire trucks, cops, and a big Excursion with dark windows that drove right up on the sidewalk so some spook-looking types could saunter into the building. I've seen nothing in the press on that incident, whatever it was.

[anymouse]

Got to take down these domestic terrorist wantabees before they do some real damage. Coddling these eco-fascists only emboldens them. Let these pukes do some cage duty with the al Queda bunch down in Gitmo. Might improve their appreciation for civilization and tolerance after sharing a 10x10x10 with those vile creatures alledged to be human.

[Grampa Dave]

Who/what funds the Alf and Elf Eco Terrorists? The PETA terrorists fund the Al and Elf Eco Terrorists. Where do the PETA Terrorists get their money to fund terrorism like this today.

From Americans who buy the the Peta Veggie non hamburger at Burger King is one path of follow the money: (Link to Murder King.com)

[holyscroller]

"Police Chief Gil Kirlikowske"

or, as we pronounce it in Seattle, "Girly-cow-ski" (well named, since he was the wuss who ordered the cops to not intervene as a young white man was murdered in plain sight last year.)