Bombing at British Consulate

[Mannginger]

In New York. Sounds minor thankfully with no reported injuries.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/4516119.stm

Blast strikes UK consulate in US

Police say they have found fragments of an explosive device after a blast outside the UK consulate in New York.
The early morning explosion shattered windows in the building, which also houses other offices, but there were no reports of people being injured.

Police are at the scene and have sealed off the area around the building on Third Avenue, in Manhattan.

The explosion came as millions of voters in the United Kingdom went to the polls to elect a government.

"There was an explosion in front of the location at 3.35am [0735 GMT]," a spokesman for the New York Police Department said.

"It was detonated in one of the cement flower boxes used as a barrier outside the building.

"There was some damage to the front window but there are no reports of any injuries at this stage."





Phil

[FourWheelDrift]

Mannginger said:

The explosion came as millions of voters in the United Kingdom went to the polls to elect a government. "It was detonated in one of the cement flower boxes used as a barrier outside the building.

Planted by the Green Party?

Seriously though no injuries, odd thing to do there though.


Edited to add it went off at 03:35am New York time, 07:35am our time when voting is on. Makes it seem very likely to have been planted by someone from over this side of the pond who forgot to change their watch to US time.

>> Edited by FourWheelDrift on Thursday 5th May 10:53

[Mannginger]

I agree - almost like a statement, coming today of all days, rather than a direct attack.

Phil

[agent006]

Two toy hand grenades wired together by all accounts, so a beginner terrorist i assume.

[yertis]

agent006 said:

Two toy hand grenades wired together by all accounts, so a beginner terrorist i assume.

Where can one buy such toy hand grenades?

[agent006]

Not a clue, but i seem to recall the report mentioning them being readily available in the US.

[NorthernBoy]

There was a "peace" rally here for May Day, so it seems pretty likely that it was a disgruntled hippy making a point about the war at a "soft" target (the consulate is not well guarded compared to US Government buildings).