Bomb at British Consulate in New York
A small bomb exploded early Thursday outside the British Consulate in New York, coinciding with the opening of polls in Britain's national election. Police said no one was injured when the bomb exploded about 3:45 a.m., but the front windows of the building and windows of a parked car were blown out. Streets for two blocks around the scene were closed as bomb squad technicians searched for any other devices, WABC-TV reported.I expect that this incident is more related to internal British politics than Al-Qaeda style terrorism. Obviously the IRA or IRA sympathizers comes to mind. Another possibility is an 'anti-war' person protesting the British involvement in Iraq. In any event, it seems likely that the bomb was intended to frighten, but not injure anyone.
posted by Dave Justus | 5/05/2005 06:20:00 AM
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I agree with you about the IRA, I worded it poorly with my post. Northern Ireland/the IRA is a political issue that could have inspired this act, the actor would have then been an IRA sympathizer. I doubt this was a formal IRA operation, but a loner who wants to be a part of the 'struggle' is possible.
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