The Tiger Tiger nightclub in Haymarket

On 29 June 2007, an unexploded car bomb was discovered near the Tiger Tiger nightclub in Haymarket, London. The device was removed and detonated in a controlled explosion. The attempted attack came just two days after Prime Minister Gordon Brown and Home Secretary Jacqui Smith took office, a week before the second anniversary of 7/7 and a day before a gay pride march was to take place along the same street. It is thought that it was a very crudely made device. Several reports were made to the police, including one from an ambulance crew that saw what looked like smoke in the car some time after 01:25 a.m. (UTC+1) after being called to the area for an emergency.^[1] The car was a light green metallic coloured Mercedes-Benz and there were reports of two large gas canisters (around 200 litres^[2]) and a large number of nails at 04:00 a.m. (UTC+1).^[3][4][5] A meeting of COBRA was held in central London about the incident. ^[6] Image File history File links Current_event_marker. ... is the 180th day of the year (181st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... Car bomb in Iraq, made from a number of concealed artillery shells in the back of a pickup truck. ... // This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... The Haymarket is a street in the St Jamess district of the City of Westminister in London, England. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is, in practice, the political leader of the United Kingdom. ... Peter MurrayMP (born 20 February 1951) is the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, First Lord of the Treasury, Minister for the Civil Service, and Member of Parliament for Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath in the Parliament of the United Kingdom and the Leader of the Labour Party. ... The Secretary of State for the Home Department, commonly known as the Home Secretary, is the minister in charge of the United Kingdom Home Office and is responsible for internal affairs in England and Wales, and for immigration and citizenship for the whole United Kingdom (including Scotland and Northern Ireland). ... The Rt Hon. ... This article needs additional references or sources to facilitate its verification. ... Pride London is the name of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community Pride Parade held in London in June / July of each year. ... A Paramedic is a specialized health care professional who responds to medical and trauma emergencies in the pre-hospital (out-of-hospital) environment for the purpose of stabilizing and transporting the patient to an appropriate medical facility, usually by ambulance. ... BST redirects here. ... This page is about the Mercedes-Benz brand of automobiles and trucks from the DaimlerChrysler automobile manufacturer. ... COBR (for Cabinet Office Briefing Rooms) is a UK government coordination facility which is activated in cases of national or regional emergency or crisis, or during events abroad with major implications for the UK. It is often referred to as COBRA (or Cobra; see initialism), in apparent confusion with the...

Event

An eyewitness claims to have seen the car shortly before 02:00 a.m. (UTC+1), being driven "erratically" and then crashing into bins, after which, the driver got out and ran off. The car has been removed and taken to a forensics lab in Kent, for further inspection^[7]. Police officers carried out a controlled explosion on what the police described as a "potentially viable explosive device".^[8] Piccadilly Circus Underground station was closed in response to the attempted attack. A Paramedic is a specialized health care professional who responds to medical and trauma emergencies in the pre-hospital (out-of-hospital) environment for the purpose of stabilizing and transporting the patient to an appropriate medical facility, usually by ambulance. ... Categories: Piccadilly Line stations | Bakerloo Line stations | London Underground stubs ... The Haymarket is a street in the St Jamess district of the City of Westminister in London, England. ... Categories: Piccadilly Line stations | Bakerloo Line stations | London Underground stubs ... The Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) is the Home Office police force responsible for Greater London, with the exception of the square mile of the City of London. ... Categories: Piccadilly Line stations | Bakerloo Line stations | London Underground stubs ...

Bomb

The vehicle has been reported to have contained sixty litres of petrol, gas cylinders and nails which would have evidently given the same effect as a fragmentation grenade had there been a detonation. Scotland Yard have reported that while the gas contained in the canisters and the quantity of the canisters remains unknown, they do not wish to increase speculation and that further details will be given after they have been analysed by forensic experts. They have stated that the bomb was sufficient to cause "serious injury or loss of life".^[8] For the alcoholic beverage sold in New Orleans, see hand grenade (drink). ... New Scotland Yard, London New Scotland Yard, it blowwsssss often referred to simply as Scotland Yard or The Yard, is the headquarters of the Metropolitan Police Service, responsible for policing Greater London (although not the City of London itself). ... Crime Scene, done by the United States Army Criminal Investigation Command Forensic science (often shortened to forensics) is the application of a broad spectrum of sciences to answer questions of interest to the legal system. ...

Aftermath

A spokesperson for Pride London stated that the pride route would be unchanged though extra precautions like removing bins are being implemented.^[9] The police do not think the attack was targeted on the event. Pride London is the name of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community Pride Parade held in London in June / July of each year. ...

References

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External links

• In pictures: Car bomb discovered (BBC)