Bomb threat/hostage situation in Central London?

Bomb threat/hostage situation in Central London?

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TVR1

Original Poster:

5,464 posts

227 months

Friday 27th April 2012
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Havnt seen anything on the news yet, any one close by to Bloomsbury?

Silent1

19,761 posts

237 months

Friday 27th April 2012
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On TCR around Shropshire house apparently according to sky news, hostages + gas canisters apparently

thetapeworm

11,401 posts

241 months

Friday 27th April 2012
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http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2012/04/27/tottenh...

Link said:
The Huffington Post UK building has been evacuated after a man reportedly wearing a gas cannister threatened to blow himself up in the adjoining building.

According to reports from the scene, Tottenham Court Road has been cordoned off and there is a hostage situation.

People near the scene have reported shots being fired and that computers and equipment has been thrown out of the windows of the office block.

Police have yet to comment on the bomb threat report.
twitter suggests it's a chap who failed a training course and now wants his money back:

https://twitter.com/intent/user?screen_name=hullst...

robuk

2,282 posts

192 months

Friday 27th April 2012
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https://twitter.com/#!/hullstephen is 'there'

"Just interviewed woman who was target of attack. Man came into logistics office strapped up with 4 canisters threatening to blow himself up

He failed a training course and wanted his money back. She said he has four hostages, but not confirmed
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eharding

13,817 posts

286 months

Friday 27th April 2012
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thetapeworm said:
twitter suggests it's a chap who failed a training course and now wants his money back:
This 'training course' - it wasn't an Anger Management course was it?

thinfourth2

32,414 posts

206 months

Friday 27th April 2012
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eharding said:
thetapeworm said:
twitter suggests it's a chap who failed a training course and now wants his money back:
This 'training course' - it wasn't an Anger Management course was it?
Well if he has strapped 4 gas canisters to himself it certainly wasn't a dangerous cargo endorsement


Someone has been watching too much hollywood films

10 Pence Short

32,880 posts

219 months

Friday 27th April 2012
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The bad news is he failed his course, the good news is BOC want to give him a job as a courier.

EDLT

15,421 posts

208 months

Friday 27th April 2012
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He should have brought some fire alarms with him, he'd be a walking nuclear bomb!

Silent1

19,761 posts

237 months

Friday 27th April 2012
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thinfourth2 said:
eharding said:
thetapeworm said:
twitter suggests it's a chap who failed a training course and now wants his money back:
This 'training course' - it wasn't an Anger Management course was it?
Well if he has strapped 4 gas canisters to himself it certainly wasn't a dangerous cargo endorsement


Someone has been watching too much hollywood films
Just shoot the wker, gas bottles don't explode FFS I'd happily go in and taser the dick

Shaw Tarse

31,544 posts

205 months

Friday 27th April 2012
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Sky news have just heard about this....

RZ1

4,340 posts

208 months

Friday 27th April 2012
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Just watching on sky news , reports are due to the guy not getting an hgv license

Silent1

19,761 posts

237 months

Friday 27th April 2012
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Shaw Tarse said:
Sky news have just heard about this....
Not quite we've had 30 minutes of there's a man with a bomb OH MY GOD!!!

Silent1

19,761 posts

237 months

Friday 27th April 2012
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Fast moving event = we don't have a fking clue what is going onhehe

Pixel Pusher

10,199 posts

161 months

Friday 27th April 2012
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About 100 yards away from our office.

That's lunch fked then.

frown



Edited by Pixel Pusher on Friday 27th April 13:16

Countdown

40,217 posts

198 months

Friday 27th April 2012
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Silent1 said:
ust shoot the wker, gas bottles don't explode FFS I'd happily go in and taser the dick
What about the rest of him ?

anonymous-user

56 months

Friday 27th April 2012
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If you refresh the Huffington Post link there are a couple of vids up now, loving the copper saying "Check your news apps for more info"

AdvocatusD

2,277 posts

233 months

Friday 27th April 2012
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Countdown said:
Silent1 said:
ust shoot the wker, gas bottles don't explode FFS I'd happily go in and taser the dick
What about the rest of him ?
You've both made my tomatoe soup come out my nose! rofl

KrazyIvan

4,341 posts

177 months

Friday 27th April 2012
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Countdown said:
Silent1 said:
ust shoot the wker, gas bottles don't explode FFS I'd happily go in and taser the dick
What about the rest of him ?
rofl

ZOLLAR

19,908 posts

175 months

Friday 27th April 2012
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Countdown said:
Silent1 said:
ust shoot the wker, gas bottles don't explode FFS I'd happily go in and taser the dick
What about the rest of him ?
laugh

Shaw Tarse

31,544 posts

205 months

Friday 27th April 2012
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Pixel Pusher said:
About 100 yards away from our office.

That's lunch fked then.

frown



Edited by Pixel Pusher on Friday 27th April 13:16
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