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To: mph who wrote (210033)	6/29/2007 10:55:20 AM
From: KLP	Respond to of 793970

Breaking: Al Qaeda suspected of 'massive' bomb attack on London nightclub 29.06.07 thisislondon.co.uk The threat of terror returned to London today after a car bomb was found outside a West End nightclub. The apparent target was Tiger Tiger in Haymarket, where up to 1,700 people were inside on 'ladies night'. There are also early reports of that police have stopped an open-top bus on Park Lane, central London, according to Sky. The road has been closed while the vehicle is investigated. img.dailymail.co.uk It is feared the attack is the work of Al Qaeda militants, who plotted a similar attack on the capital's Ministry of Sound nightclub and Bluewater shopping centre. The British-born Al Qaeda gang was jailed last month. Police were called shortly before 2am this morning and the immediate area was cordoned off while explosives officers made the 'potentially viable device' safe. Police sources say the car bomb was a 'big device' which was potentially moments away from killing a 'significant number' of people. Witnesses have told how a silver Mercedes appeared to swerve into some bins beside the road before it stopped and the driver walked away at around 1.30am. Security staff became suspicious and looked into the car and then alerted police. According to the police there were at least 60 litres of petrol on the back seat and in the boot of the car in various sized containers. The boot was also packed with hundreds of nails. The massive quantity of petrol coupled with several propane gas cylinders could have combined to create a massive explosion. New Home Secretary Jacqui Smith warned the UK was "currently facing the most serious and sustained threat". Mrs Smith added: "The Government, the police and the security services are doing everything possible to protect the public." Deputy Assistant Commissioner Peter Clarke, head of Scotland Yard's counter-terrorism command, said: "It is obvious that if the device had detonated there could have been significant injury or loss of life." Mr Clarke sought to assure the public that the police were taking today's events seriously and doing their utmost to track down the perpetrator. "We are doing absolutely everything we can in our power to keep the public safe," he said. The anti-terror chief said they had had no indication or warning that a bomb might be planted. At the moment there are no suspects who have been identified in connection with the car, he said. But detectives already have a preliminary description of the vehicle driver who may well have been caught on the large number of CCTV cameras in the street. More and pictures at the link: thisislondon.co.uk

To: mph who wrote (210033)	6/29/2007 10:55:38 AM
From: KLP	Respond to of 793970

Britain bomb prompts more NYC security newsday.com June 29, 2007, 10:38 AM EDT NEW YORK (AP) _ The city is strengthening its already-tight security as a precaution after a bomb was discovered in a busy area of London, Mayor Michael Bloomberg said Friday. "We're going to ramp up a little bit, but nothing dramatic," Bloomberg said on his weekly radio show. "We'll take a little bit of extra precaution. Some of you will notice, some of you won't _ but we have to be cognizant." The U.S. government urged Americans to be vigilant about suspicious activity after British police defused the bomb in central London, but officials said they saw no potential terrorist threat in the United States ahead of next week's Fourth of July holiday. In New York, police were placing more patrols in Times Square and the mass transit system, according to department spokesman Paul Browne. Officers were working beyond the end of their shifts to provide extra coverage during the evening rush hour. Bloomberg noted that the New York Police Department has an officer assigned full time in London. "He is there and he'll keep us posted," the mayor said. "We will have our police officer give us a full report, because you want to know what happened." Copyright 2007 Newsday Inc.