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2004-01-10 Down Under

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Posted by TS 2004-01-10 4:15:01 PM|| || Front Page|| [5 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 What's his name? Do we have to go through this "Hide The Name" game again?

Posted by Laurence of the Rats 2004-1-10 4:39:10 PM|| 2004-1-10 4:39:10 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 Not too much on google news yet regarding his name, but there is this;

The bomb left a crater four metres wide and two metres deep in a paddock and reduced a derelict car to pieces the size of 5c coins. Fragments were later found a kilometre away.

People in OZ/NZ commonly call fields 'paddocks'.

Posted by Tony (UK) 2004-1-10 4:51:50 PM|| 2004-1-10 4:51:50 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 Mark John Avery, 28, was charged with unlawfully making or possessing explosives and other offences over yesterday's explosion at Doonside.

If this was home made explosives, and having seen the reports on Oz TV - debris was blown a kilometer and a substantial crater left, there was a lot involved. This wasn't someone testing a small amount of home made explosive to see if it worked. Looks like more to this than someone having fun. Best guess is it is crime gang related.

Posted by phil_b 2004-1-10 9:00:14 PM|| 2004-1-10 9:00:14 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 Blowing pieces a kilometer (2/3 of a mile) away from the explosion site is a bit bigger than the simple carbide bombs we used to make, even the (small) ammonium nitrate/nitrite bombs. However, it's well within the range of a FAM type bomb. Derelict car, half-full leaky gas tank, hot day, stray cigarette, and BOOM! Be nice to keep track of this and see what develops.

Posted by Old Patriot 2004-1-11 12:10:02 AM|| [http://users.codenet.net/mweather/default.htm] 2004-1-11 12:10:02 AM|| Front Page Top

#5 I nominate him for future Darwin Award winner.

Posted by ed 2004-1-11 12:22:29 AM|| 2004-1-11 12:22:29 AM|| Front Page Top

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