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| Bath of explosives found at bombers' base |
| 2005-07-14 |
| LONDON, July 14 (UPI) -- Anti-terrorist officers found a bath filled with explosives at a house said to be the "operating base" of the London bombers, reports said Thursday. The explosives were found at a house in the Hyde Park Road area of Burley, Leeds, according to the Independent newspaper. Greg Mulholland, member of Parliament for Leeds North West, said Wednesday: "It seems that this is an operating base for them. This is where the material may have been stored." Army bomb experts carried out a controlled explosion to get into the house Tuesday, and around 600 people were evacuated from the area. The discovery of such a large quantity of high explosives has raised fears among detectives that other bombs may have been made, and that further attacks are planned. UPDATE: The house at the centre of a major evacuation in Leeds during inquiries into the London bombings does not contain explosives, police now say. The Metropolitan Police said on Thursday it could not discuss whether any explosive material was found in any of the other houses searched, but officers in Leeds confirmed that material found in Hyde Park was not dangerous. On Thursday, a spokesman for West Yorkshire Police said: "Following extensive investigations with the Army explosives ordnance disposal unit and specialist scientists, it has finally been possible to establish that the material is not hazardous and does not represent a danger to other residents. In the wake of the revelation that the attacks were carried out by suicide bombers, police have been instructed to follow a "shoot-to-kill" policy. The advice has been circulated to chief constables, who have passed it to front-line officers, the newspaper reported. Armed police responding to alerts of a possible suicide bomber have been told to shoot the suspect in the head. |
| Posted by:Steve |
| #12 It seems the explosive used was homemade (hence the bath tub). It was acetone peroxide |
| Posted by: john 2005-07-14 18:33 |
| #11 I like that idea, SH. We could have Jihadi hunts, with the horns and dogs (pigs are pretty smart; could they be trained?). Or we could hunt them they way Mussolini used to hunt lions: from a half-track with a machine gun. |
| Posted by: Jackal 2005-07-14 15:43 |
| #10 Maybe they can involve some of the hunt clubs that aren't allowed to bother the foxes anymore. |
| Posted by: Super Hose 2005-07-14 14:42 |
| #9 The shoot on sight seems to be very un British, sounds more like they have been getting advice from a certain modern demoracy in the middle east. On can hope they mean it and it's not just a fable. |
| Posted by: Sock Puppet 0’ Doom 2005-07-14 12:40 |
| #8 mystery? ..just like the old country, baby turbans sh*t in the tub. |
| Posted by: Red Dog 2005-07-14 11:00 |
| #7 Paki imports, huh? you can bet it wasn't soap and water in the tub |
| Posted by: Frank G 2005-07-14 10:33 |
| #6 So what was in the tub? Cous-cous, a moonshine still? Inquiring minds want to know. Previous stories said that military grade explosives were used, so mixing in the tub is unlikely. I would like to know the origins of the explosives and if non-western manufacturers add tags for easy identification. |
| Posted by: ed 2005-07-14 10:24 |
| #5 That's after he's read his rights, right? If he keeps his hands in the air away from any trigger device, they most likely won't shoot. If not, well, remember Britian's most famous secret agent was "licensed to kill". |
| Posted by: Steve 2005-07-14 09:48 |
| #4 Well, they wouldn't really shoot him in the head. They would arrest him, interrogate him, then go to recover his weapons stash in the middle of the night. Remember Bangledesh used to be a British colony. |
| Posted by: Jackal 2005-07-14 09:45 |
| #3 shoot the suspect in the head The suspect? In the head? That's after he's read his rights, right? No,no, wait, that'd be execution... I'm confused... |
| Posted by: Bobby 2005-07-14 09:36 |
| #2 I don't know much about explosives, but perhaps you have to mix the chemicals in one bathtub with the chemicals in another? |
| Posted by: 2b 2005-07-14 09:17 |
| #1 cough, cough*bullsh..*cough, cough. Ok, let's look at this statement a bit more carefully, shall we. The house at the centre of a major evacuation in Leeds during inquiries into the London bombings does not contain explosives, police now say. Because they have already removed them. The Metropolitan Police said on Thursday it could not discuss whether any explosive material was found in any of the other houses searched, meaning, yes, they found some but officers in Leeds confirmed that material found in Hyde Park was not dangerous. At least, not anymore. |
| Posted by: 2b 2005-07-14 09:14 |