In the United Kingdom, a series of seven letter bombs were sent during January and February 2007 to various companies and agencies, all related in some way to DNA testing and road transport. Police said that some of the letters were hand written and some typed. All seven letter bombs were sent in A5 Jiffy-style envelopes.^[1] On the 19th February 2007, Miles Cooper was arrested and (on the 23rd February) appeared in court charged with 12 offences relating to the case. A mailbomb (or mail bomb), also called parcel bomb or letter bomb, is an explosive device sent via the postal service, and designed to explode when opened, injuring or killing the recipient, usually someone the sender has a personal grudge against, or more indiscriminately as part of a terrorist campaign. ... It is proposed that this article be deleted, because of the following concern: Crystal ball, user has created future months and dates before, and been told not to (See User Talk:Jose and Ricardo). ... February 2007 is the second month of the year. ... Genetic fingerprinting or DNA testing is a technique to distinguish between individuals of the same species using only samples of their DNA. Its invention by Sir Alec Jeffreys at the University of Leicester was announced in 1985. ... Disruptions in organized traffic flow can create delays lasting hours. ... ISO 216 specifies international standard (ISO) paper sizes, used in most countries in the world today. ... Sealed Air Corporation is a company that makes packing lightweight protective packing material using air enclosed in plastic. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... (Redirected from 23rd February) February 23 is the 54th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ...

Locations and injuries

• On 18 January a device was sent to the Forensic Science Service in Chelmsley Wood, West Midlands. On the same day, another device was sent to Orchid Cellmark in Abingdon, Oxfordshire, and another to a company, LGC Forensics, located in Culham, near Abingdon. These three incidents are believed to be the work of animal rights extremists. On the back of one of those envelopes, sent to one of the firms in Abingdon, was the name of Barry Horne, an animal rights activist who died in 2001 while serving an 18-year jail sentence for a firebombing campaign in Bristol.
• On 3 February a device was sent to a private house in Folkestone, Kent. It was addressed to the "Senior Manager" of a dissolved security company that used to be run from the address. The man, Mike Wingfield, 53, suffered minor injuries to his hands, face and stomach. ^[2]
• On 5 February, a device was sent to the Capita centre in Victoria, London, that deals with the congestion charge in London. One person was injured, and later admitted into hospital with minor injuries to her hands and stomach.
• On 6 February, a device was sent to the accountancy firm Vantis plc in Wokingham, Berkshire. The firm was initially linked with dealing with road speeding fines, and was widely reported in the media as doing so; however, it later denied this. Two men received minor injuries, but did not need hospitalisation.
• On 7 February, a device was sent to the main Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency centre in Swansea, south Wales. Four workers were taken to Morriston Hospital in Swansea.

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Police investigation

The police investigation was codenamed Operation Hansel. A number of UK news media reported on 19 February that a man had been arrested in connection with a series of letter bomb attacks. ^{[3] [4]}On February 22nd the suspect, Miles Cooper, was charged with seven offences under the Explosive Substances Act 1883 and with five offences against the person. ^[5] This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The Explosive Substances Act 1883 is a law passed by the United Kingdom Parliament. ...

See also

• 2007 UK terrorist incidents
• List of terrorist incidents in the United Kingdom

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References

• Reuters - Two hurt in second mailbomb.
• BBC - 6 Feb 2007 - Two hurt in Mailbomb
• BBC - 5 Feb 2007 - Woman injured at Capita
• Warning after new bomb blast
• BBC In pictures
• Sky News
• BBC News
• Name of second activist on bomb BBC News