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London Wakes Up To A ‘Package Deal’: Three Small Bombs Near Airport And Railway Station, No Arrests Yet
London (Twitter.com/@metropoliceuk)
The Scotland Yard’s counter terrorism command on 5 March (Tuesday) launched an investigation after three suspicious packages containing Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) were found at three separate locations across London, which included the Heathrow airport.
However, there were no arrests made and there were no flight disruptions. However, the police and the command is treating the incidents as linked and is keeping an open mind on investigations. The packages were white postal bags of A4 size.
Specialist officers assessed the packages to be small IEDs that appeared capable of igniting an initially small fire when opened, reported Hindustan Times.
The first package was detected in a building in Hounslow, near Heathrow. The staff opened the package, which caused the device to initiate, and resulted in part of the package burning.
The second package was found at the busy Waterloo train station and was un-opened. The third was discovered at the City Aviation House in the London City Airport in Newham.
No one was injured and the police issued an advisory to transport hubs across London to be vigilant for and report suspicious packages to the police.
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