I actually say well done to the man who first spotted the car and reported it to the police :o
Bombs in london.
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I actually say well done to the man who first spotted the car and reported it to the police :o
You're right Fox. It was probably the Mormons or maybe scientologists. They're both well known for doing these kind of things.
dave_rhino
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Oh did he defused it then?...
Not that I'm saying he doesn't deserve thanks, but so do the police. That little face you put made it look like you don't give any credit to them.
Well if it wasn't for him it might not have been found in time. Plus it was the bomb squad who defused it. Whoops they are the army :o
dave_rhino
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Actually no. A police officer defused the bomb before the bomb-squad arrived.
Whoops :o
meesterperfect
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I think its just another example of:
"Naturally, common people don't want war, but it is the leaders of a country who determine policy. It is simple to drag people along whether it is a democracy, or a fascist or communist dictatorship, or a parliament. The people can always be brought to the bidding of their leaders. This is easy. All you have to do is to tell them they are being attacked, and denounce the pacifist for their lack of patriotism and exposing this country to danger. It works the same in every country."
Yeah thats the ticket.
"Naturally, common people don't want war, but it is the leaders of a country who determine policy. It is simple to drag people along whether it is a democracy, or a fascist or communist dictatorship, or a parliament. The people can always be brought to the bidding of their leaders. This is easy. All you have to do is to tell them they are being attacked, and denounce the pacifist for their lack of patriotism and exposing this country to danger. It works the same in every country."
Yeah thats the ticket.
om3ga
It's good to be the king...
Two car bombs found in West End
The first bomb was in a Mercedes outside the "Tiger Tiger" nightclub in Haymarket (been there a couple of years back - nice spot). It contained 60 litres of petrol, gas cylinders and nails.
The second device also containing petrol, cylinders and nails had been found in another Mercedes in Cockspur Street (which leads to Trafalgar Square). However it was illegally parked and towed away.
It is speculated that had the bombs gone off as planned, it would have caused carnage. Survivors from the first bomb in Haymarket, would have fled into Cockspur Street...and into the second bomb. According to the Beeb, this tactic has been regularly used in Iraq by insurgents sympathetic to al-Qaeda's ideology. Also five men jailed earlier this year for their part in a massive fertiliser bomb plot had considered targeting The Ministry of Sound nightclub.
The first bomb was in a Mercedes outside the "Tiger Tiger" nightclub in Haymarket (been there a couple of years back - nice spot). It contained 60 litres of petrol, gas cylinders and nails.
The second device also containing petrol, cylinders and nails had been found in another Mercedes in Cockspur Street (which leads to Trafalgar Square). However it was illegally parked and towed away.
It is speculated that had the bombs gone off as planned, it would have caused carnage. Survivors from the first bomb in Haymarket, would have fled into Cockspur Street...and into the second bomb. According to the Beeb, this tactic has been regularly used in Iraq by insurgents sympathetic to al-Qaeda's ideology. Also five men jailed earlier this year for their part in a massive fertiliser bomb plot had considered targeting The Ministry of Sound nightclub.
Two car bombs found in West End
The first bomb was in a Mercedes outside the "Tiger Tiger" nightclub in Haymarket (been there a couple of years back - nice spot). It contained 60 litres of petrol, gas cylinders and nails.
The second device also containing petrol, cylinders and nails had been found in another Mercedes in Cockspur Street (which leads to Trafalgar Square). However it was illegally parked and towed away.
It is speculated that had the bombs gone off as planned, it would have caused carnage. Survivors from the first bomb in Haymarket, would have fled into Cockspur Street...and into the second bomb. According to the Beeb, this tactic has been regularly used in Iraq by insurgents sympathetic to al-Qaeda's ideology. Also five men jailed earlier this year for their part in a massive fertiliser bomb plot had considered targeting The Ministry of Sound nightclub.
Much worse then I thought.
om3ga
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I agree - it was sheer luck that significant injury and/or loss of life was avoided.
An alert ambulance crew called to the Tiger Tiger nightclub on another matter, saw smoke coming from the green Mercedes, near at 01:30am (BST).
The Tiger Tiger in Haymarket can hold up to 1700 revellers. Thursday night was "Ladies Night."
The second Mercedes was given a parking ticket in Cockspur Street and towed to a car pound in Park Lane. According to the BBC, the police were alerted after staff who had heard about the Haymarket bomb noticed a strong smell of petrol coming from it.
om3ga
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Bomb explosion at Ibiza airport
This was the work of Basque separatists Eta.
Another reminder folks, that we still live in dangerous times....
This was the work of Basque separatists Eta.
Another reminder folks, that we still live in dangerous times....
bombing in haymarket you say? I'm getting scary visions of the ghost of x-mas past.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haymarket_Riot
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haymarket_Riot
sorry for the double post, but after reading that article I was doing some reasearch on the general subject and it brought to mind another incident that is even more appropriate. another example of "the great police" and thier response to "terrorist plot."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birmingham_Six
It seems that there has always been 'enemies out to destroy our way of life', or just having opposing political views, and innocent people to take the blame and punishment.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birmingham_Six
It seems that there has always been 'enemies out to destroy our way of life', or just having opposing political views, and innocent people to take the blame and punishment.
good post calpoon
- it's true that us brits have had our share of dodgy behaviour in the past on stuff like this
- apart from them there was the guildford four
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guildford_Four
- internment in northern ireland (our 70s version of gitmo)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_concentration_and_internment_camps#Northern_Ireland
- and, as i might've already mentioned Jean Charles de Menezes
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Charles
i guess terrorism is so terrifying that governments want to look tough in trying to protect their citizens - but they shouldn't do that without respecting their own country's laws and traditions of fairness and justice
Apparently when I finally got the TV news on, it was a lot more powerful than I thought it sounded.
Politics aside, it sounded like a good effort on the part of the Police. I remember the Guilford Four from the popular film, "In the Name of the Father"
http://imdb.com/title/tt0107207/
patrick123
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these guys are jokers they couldnt kill an ant in a bath,
pathetic i suppose the best response is just to laugh they're rediculous.
pathetic i suppose the best response is just to laugh they're rediculous.
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