Could even have just been a disgruntled ex-employee. Doesn't sound like a 'real' terrorist incident anyway. Though I see the police etc are over reacting as usual with mass evacuation of adjacent premises.

From the Skynews website;

I have a relative in the Crown Courts and they've confirmed that there have been 3 explosions now, and traffic is at a standstill trying to get out of the city, the bus services have also been temporarily suspended. The courts are considering evacuating now!

Originally posted by infinite
From the Skynews website;

I have a relative in the Crown Courts and they've confirmed that there have been 3 explosions now, and traffic is at a standstill trying to get out of the city, the bus services have also been temporarily suspended. The courts are considering evacuating now!

Just read that too, but the news is saying that bomb disposal are there and there is no second device.

Surely they'd be pretty aware if there was more than one explosion? I know from experience, you tend to remember these things!

Hopefully it's just one idiot that has taken himself out rather than innocent people.

CX.

My bet is on militant animals rights nutjobs. ALF most likely.

But of course its best to wait and see what the police conclude. I daresay sending ALF terrorists to Guantanamo may be a tad heavy handed, but it would suit them right.

I think it was only one idiot.

Other parts of the city have been evacuated to make sure this idiot does not have some friends running around.

Skynews are live now.

It is strange though, Exter is not really a terrorist target

Originally posted by 44soulslayer
My bet is on militant animals rights nutjobs. ALF most likely.

But of course its best to wait and see what the police conclude. I daresay sending ALF terrorists to Guantanamo may be a tad heavy handed, but it would suit them right.

If it's someone like ALF then Guantanamo Bay is way too good for 'em!

When I first heard Exeter I thought it might be someone annoyed with the Met Office forecasting such dire weather for the Bank Holiday weekend .....

The injured has been taken in to police custody [Skynews]

Shopping centre has not been reopened.

Originally posted by infinite
Shopping centre has not been reopened.

I was under the impression that the right course of action after a terror attack was to go shopping with all the restraint of a six-year-old girl. It is how we are supposed to show them that we are not afraid or something.

Jon

[edit on 5.22.2008 by Voxel]

i find that very hypocritical that they want to save animals yet hurt people in the process. Killing people for any reason is just downright stupid.

Just read about this (i'm in plymouth in devon) and this scared the hell outta me when I first saw the headline because my brother lives in Exeter. Like a poster said above terroism is terroism regardless of the motives, There is no valid motive and this person should recieve the same treatment as any other terrorist piece of crap.

glad it was only them who got injured. a little bit 'o' justice right there.

The proper procedure when an explosive device is suspected (let alone confirmed) is the evacuation of the premises. Even in a case like this one where the person seems to be a bumbling idiot.

There are numerous precautions put into place and the responding agencies have an well thought out plan that they have to follow.

The reason for this is because it is a common tactic to detonate a small device in order to lure emergency responders and then detonate a second, larger, device to take them out as well.

The responding agencies are pretty familiar with this tactic and this is why, even though you may think it's nothing certain things have to get done.

It's for the protection of the responders and civilians alike. You do not want to be the officer who gives the all clear 5 minutes before the second bomb goes off.