Haymarket bombs
The news that a possible bomb has been defused in Haymarket gives me a perfect opportunity for idle blog speculation, as I worked on that street only 8 years ago, and so am an expert in anything to do with it.The BBC notes that it is in Theatreland and near Regent's Street, which is another way of saying it's a bit of nondescript street. The New Zealand house (the skyscraper) is at one end, and Tiger Tiger [1] in the middle, both potential targets, I suppose.
I'd have thought a more likely target, if it is a bomb, was Burberry, who have there HQ (and first ever shop) there. Haven't they been in trouble with anti-fur campaigners recently? Then again, do anti-fur campaigners use car bombs?
[1]Well it was there in 1999 and I think I saw it a few years ago.
Update: Mmm...the Guardian has a handy map of where the car was found, and although it's the right side of the street (East) it's about 50m too far north to be Burberry. In fact it looks more like Tiger Tiger.
Update: Apparently it's a large one, and we have this choice quote from the security services: "Intelligence sources said they were keeping an open mind on who was responsible for the car bomb. 'All options, including the Irish, are open at this stage,' said the source. I suppose we do have a new PM, though who knew Gordon was so disliked?
Update II: The Guardian confirms my Tiger Tiger comments!
Update III: Wasn't David Cameron a director of the company who owned Tiger Tiger? Is this revenge for Quentin Hogg, or whatever that man's name was?
Labels: Ill informed speculation
posted by Matthew @ 6/29/2007 07:35:00 AM
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