London terror, again

The new British government will be tested today, after an unexploded car bomb was found outside the Tiger Tiger nightclub. Inside the car propane gas canisters were found with containers of gasoline, nails, and more. One report said, "the car crashed into bins on the pavement before the driver ran off, raising fears of a failed suicide bomb." I submit it looks like the driver had second thoughts, and jumped out so he would not explode with the car. The car was a Mercedes.

The Mercedes in which the car bomb was found. Gas cylinders can be seen at the rear of the vehicle; in the back seat were petrol canisters and there were also nails in the car. (Times Online)

London escaped what could have been its worst terrorist attack this morning when a car bomb packed with nails, gas canisters and containers of petrol apparently failed to detonate outside a popular West End nightclub hosting a 'ladies' night'.

Police were called to Tiger Tiger nightclub in the West End shortly before 2am when smoke was seen coming from the inside of a Mercedes car parked outside. A man was seen running from the vehicle.

Inside officers discovered a "significant quantity" of petrol, nails and gas cylinders. They used a remote-controlled device to check the vehicle before bomb squad officers made it safe.

If the bomb had exploded, police said that the shrapnel would have killed or injured anyone within a wide area. The bomb itself could have caused a fireball as big as a house followed by a large shock wave.

Prime Minister Gordon Brown is in his second day in office, and is still in the process of appointing his new cabinet. The new Home Secretary Jacqui Smith said, "Obviously the police are investigating and I think we should allow them to get on with that without undue speculation."

Officials are looking for cellphone images, photos, or any other information that could help them in finding the driver.

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Comments

[Kirk]

Reminded me of this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wall_Street_bombing

(apologies... at work so didn't search for a "real" source)

[Ron Holland]

The Failed London Terrorist Attack Could Happen Here!

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