Tailbacks on M3Bbomb disposal units called in

[ukaskew]

rxe said:

This may be just a method of causing chaos. Honest guv, I just dropped a bin liner out of the window.

If this is a test run for something far more sinister doing it away from London seems logical to me. Far less chance of getting caught, less CCTV around surrounding networks etc, and as you say quite a bit easier to pass off as an accident if you do get traced.

Also, I know we’ve all complained about the amount of coverage given to ‘attacks’, but it feels like the media have been remarkably quiet on this one, perhaps intentionally so. I head down that way (from Wiltshire) of a weekend quite often but even at lunchtime I wasn’t aware anything that serious (in terms of congestion) was going on. My Waze would have picked it up but it wasn’t exactly plastered over the BBC as breaking news like the bucket incident on the underground. It wasn’t even particularly clear when it had reopened. The reporting has been vague in the extreme.

[GCH]

ukaskew said:

The reporting has been vague in the extreme.

Quite.. almost like some sort of slimmed down version of a D-notice.

[Wobbegong]

skwdenyer said:

When trapping vehicles for so long, why can't they unbolt a bit of Armco and let them out? Or just start u-turning the vehicles from the back of the queue?

Because non-tailbacks with bomb scares don't make the news and scare the st out of the populace. How on Earth will PM May be allowed to spy on your porn tendencies if you're not quaking in your boots?

[Condi]

Wiccan of Darkness said:

However, I don't think that is the intention. These have all the hallmarks of something a lot more sinister. Timing is about right, too. Hopefully, I'm wrong.

Eh? Such as what? And what is the timing right for?!

[Alucidnation]

Flammable material thrown from the bridge apparently...

http://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/15553935.M3_...flammable_materialthrown_from_a_bridge/

[SantaBarbara]

It makes one think it. Is an Exercise to test the effectiveness of Bomb disposal units

[Cold]

It's not being treated as a terrorism related incident.

That's alright then.

[llewop]

SantaBarbara said:

It makes one think it. Is an Exercise to test the effectiveness of Bomb disposal units

Very unlikely- they usually prefer to do that sort of thing out of sight. Not by causing one of the worst snarl ups the south coast has ever seen!

[Bill]

Looks like a massive overreaction to kids being kids.

[jsc15]

llewop said:

SantaBarbara said:

It makes one think it. Is an Exercise to test the effectiveness of Bomb disposal units

Very unlikely- they usually prefer to do that sort of thing out of sight. Not by causing one of the worst snarl ups the south coast has ever seen!

Depends who is doing the testing?

[llewop]

jsc15 said:

Depends who is doing the testing?

True, but if someone is 'testing ' response; that is not an exercise.

[The Hypno-Toad]

If you wanted to go full tinfoil, you might think these two incidents might be linked to the similar Eastbourne chemical event a couple of weeks ago.

The reporting on that was pretty vague and there has been no update that I've seen since.

[skwdenyer]

The Hypno-Toad said:

If you wanted to go full tinfoil, you might think these two incidents might be linked to the similar Eastbourne chemical event a couple of weeks ago.

The reporting on that was pretty vague and there has been no update that I've seen since.

That did seem remarkably under-played for something bearing the hallmarks of WWI warfare...

[gruffalo]

Some sort of flammable substance it seems.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-413...

Bit of an over reaction to gridlock a large chunk of the south coast road system?

[Cold]

A 17 year old male has been charged with two counts of arson with intent to danger life and two counts of causing danger to road users. Appearing before Basingstoke magistrates tomorrow.

[anonymous-user]

If guilty, what's the maximum sentence for this knobcheese?

[SantaBarbara]

garyhun said:

If guilty, what's the maximum sentence for this knobcheese?

Possibly ten years or more

[Knock_knock]

garyhun said:

If guilty, what's the maximum sentence for this knobcheese?

At 17 he's a youth, and I've no doubt he will have "issues". Custodial sentence will be available as an outcome, but I wouldn't bet my mortgage on it.

Although the fact that he's been charged for incidents on different days suggests a high level of determination and planning, so should up the ante somewhat.