Guest Posted April 18, 2008 Share Posted April 18, 2008 There was a controlled explosion carried out in the wee hours of this morning about 100m from my house. A 19 year old man was arrested 'to prevent harm' on terrorist charges. The first I knew was a note through the door from police this morning but 14 households had been evacuated and are still out. There are police everywhere. Scary stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 18, 2008 Share Posted April 18, 2008 What a shocker. I heard about this on the news. Hope it all settles down soon and you can have a relaxing and incident free weekend. Sally Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Wolfie Posted April 18, 2008 Share Posted April 18, 2008 Yes, it was the headline on our news - Bristol isn't it? One lady interviewed said she thought an aeroplane had crashed! Hope you're OK and not too traumatised! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hali Posted April 18, 2008 Share Posted April 18, 2008 oh my goodness what a shock! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belle06 Posted April 18, 2008 Share Posted April 18, 2008 Gosh how lucky this was discovered hope you are all well and safe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HappyMaz Posted April 18, 2008 Share Posted April 18, 2008 How shocking - somehow you just don't expect this on your own doorstep do you? I also heard on the radio that they think this arrest might not prove to be so significant as at first thought. Which kind of makes me wonder what it was they exploded... Maz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 18, 2008 Share Posted April 18, 2008 My husband works in Bristol - frightening isn't it. Hope you are all ok. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marion Posted April 18, 2008 Share Posted April 18, 2008 I saw it on the morning news didn't realise anyone I knew (virtually) would be affected. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beth1 Posted April 18, 2008 Share Posted April 18, 2008 Oh eck that doesn't sound good, not what you expect near your house. I am glad your ok, athough I do wonder how many people though it was an earthquake or a plane crash. Beth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shiny Posted April 18, 2008 Share Posted April 18, 2008 It is always a shock when something happens so close to home!! Glad you are okay!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 19, 2008 Share Posted April 19, 2008 eeek scary stuff hope u dont get evacuated too heard they were doing more explosions Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rea Posted April 19, 2008 Share Posted April 19, 2008 The last I saw on the news a police person said it would be fairly late on when people were allowed to return to their homes, hope everything is settled down now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deb Posted April 19, 2008 Share Posted April 19, 2008 What a fright, hope everything's settled down now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narnia Posted April 19, 2008 Share Posted April 19, 2008 apparantly, there was a second,'controlled explosion' this morning,let's hope thats the end of it now......it must be very fightening for everyone concerned.We had a lad in our village who made his own 'fireworks', which his parents knew he was doing, up in his bedroom, and he only stopped when he had the terrible misfortune to blow half his hand, and his,err...'tackle'(he will never father a child),off in a blast.He was holding the firework between his legs as he filled it up, hence the nature of the injuries.His parents quite blythly said, 'oh well, he's been interested in explosions and bangs since he was little, this was just a harmless progression really'!!!!Never mind how he got hold of the ingredients,or the fact that he could have caused terrible damage to half the village (police took away massive amounts of stuff!).He doesn't take part in pyrotechnics anymore, thank goodness! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rea Posted April 19, 2008 Share Posted April 19, 2008 Its easier than you might think to get the ingredients needed. My friends son joined the bomb squad thanks to his interest in explosions. At one point in his teens he gave his dad a list of things to get, but dad was very firmly told by the place he approached that 'if I give you all that mate, I'll be in trouble. You could make a bomb with that'!! I suppose if more than one place was approached all the ingredients would be easy to get. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 19, 2008 Share Posted April 19, 2008 There were 2 more explosions this morning and the exclusion zone was extended. We didn't get moved out but it came very close. My daughters were interviewed by BBC as they were out walking the dog this afternoon. I think some people are still away from home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 19, 2008 Share Posted April 19, 2008 My husband and I went to Bristol this morning. I was telling him about you, saying how close it was to your house. I hope things are starting to calm down now. Things like this just aren't meant to have happened near where we live are they, they should just be on the news. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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