'We won't give in to bomb maniacs' ANIMAL RIGHTS EXTREMISTS WHO TARGETED CITY SHOP TAKE TALLY TO TEN IN TWO MONTHS.Byline: SIMON Simon, in the Bible. 1 One of the Maccabees. 2 or Simon Peter: see Peter, Saint. 3 See Simon, Saint. 4 Kinsman of Jesus. 5 Leper of Bethany in whose house a woman anointed Jesus' feet. KUKURUZOVIC CHARITIES and a farm supplies shop have become the latest victims of animal rights extremists who tried to bomb a Coventry pet shop. The latest nail bomb attacks, in Cumbria, Sheffield and Lancashire, take the terrorists' tally to ten in a two-month campaign of terror. Far Gosford Street in Coventry had to be sealed off after a nail bomb was sent to the Godiva Pet and Reptile Centre A reptile centre is typically a facility devoted to keeping living reptiles, educating the public about reptiles, and serving as a control center for collecting reptiles that turn up in populated areas. Most are public-access, run as private business or state-sponsored. last month. Luckily the letter bomb failed to explode when it was opened. Home Office minister Mike O'Brien (Lab, North Warwickshire For the parliamentary constituency, see . North Warwickshire is a local government district and borough in Warwickshire, England. The main town in the district is Atherstone where the council is based. Other significant places include Coleshill, Polesworth and Kingsbury. ) condemned the attacks and said the government would not give in to "terrorists" and "extremists". Devices were discovered on Tuesday at an agricultural supply company on the outskirts of Sheffield and at the offices of a charity, which is not being named, in the resort of Lytham St Annes, near Preston. Army bomb disposal teams made the devices safe and no-one was hurt. On Wednesday a bomb exploded at a British Heart Foundation The British Heart Foundation is a charity organisation in the United Kingdom that funds research, education, care and awareness campaigns aimed to prevent heart diseases in humans. shop in Penrith, Cumbria Coordinates: Penrith is a market town in the county of Cumbria (historically Cumberland), England. It is sited in the Eden Valley just north of the River Eamont, and lies less than 5km outside the boundaries of the Lake District National Park. . Again, no-one was injured. Senior investigators leading the inquiry - named Operation Packet - have confirmed that the latest strikes are the work of the same animal rights extremists believed to be orchestrating the campaign. One suggestion is that a "cell" of activists, possibly based in the Midlands or the north, is responsible. The device sent to Sheffield was in a padded envelope and was the same kind of nail bomb seen in the other attacks. The other devices contained explosives. Deputy chief constable Deputy Chief Constable (DCC) is the second highest rank in all British territorial police forces (except the Metropolitan Police, in which the equivalent rank is Deputy Assistant Commissioner, and City of London Police, in which the equivalent rank is Assistant Peter Walker, of North Yorkshire police North Yorkshire Police is the Home Office police force covering the non-metropolitan county of North Yorkshire and the unitary authority of York in northern England.The force covers England's largest county and comprises of three area command units. , leading the national inquiry, said: "Yet again we have indiscriminate attacks on law-abiding people going about their daily business. "How volunteers working for a charity can be viewed as a legitimate target for a bombing campaign is beyond me." The inquiry now involves officers from seven police forces, including the West Midlands West Midlands, former metropolitan county, central England. Created in the 1974 local government reorganization, the county embraced the Birmingham conurbation and comprised seven metropolitan districts: Walsall, Wolverhampton, Dudley, Sandwell, Birmingham, Solihull, and the Metropolitan police anti-terrorist unit. The timetable of terror December 15: Masham, North Yorkshire. Device failed to explode. December 30: Pest control business in Congleton, Cheshire. Young girl suffered leg injuries after opening package. January 5: Farm in Ripon, North Yorkshire. Farmer injured by nail bomb. January 5: Estate agents in Patrington, East Yorkshire, dealing with livestock auctions. Nail bomb seriously injured woman's eyes. January 11: Fish and chips fish and chips pl.n. Fried fillets of fish and French-fried potatoes. Noun 1. fish and chips - fried fish and french-fried potatoes dish - a particular item of prepared food; "she prepared a special dish for dinner" shop in Holywell, North Wales. Explosion but no injuries. Targeted because shopkeeper said to be field sports supporter. January 12: Godiva Pet and Reptile Centre, Coventry. Device failed to explode when opened. January 21: Pet store suppliers in Newcastle. Device made safe. January 30: Nail bomb sent to agricultural supply shop in Sheffield. Did not explode. January 30: Explosive device sent to charity in Lancashire. Did not explode. January 31: British Heart Foundation shop in Penrith. Bomb exploded. No injuries. CAPTION(S): FIGHTING STANCE: Mike O'Brien says government will not give in |
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