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Police probe BNP link to car fire | Police probe BNP link to car fire |
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Police are investigating a suspicious car fire close to the home of a British National Party (BNP) member. | Police are investigating a suspicious car fire close to the home of a British National Party (BNP) member. |
West Yorkshire Police said firefighters and police officers were called to the blaze in Windy Bank, Liversedge, West Yorkshire, late on Thursday night. | West Yorkshire Police said firefighters and police officers were called to the blaze in Windy Bank, Liversedge, West Yorkshire, late on Thursday night. |
It is understood the car did not belong to anyone connected to the BNP but a party member does live on the street. | It is understood the car did not belong to anyone connected to the BNP but a party member does live on the street. |
Police confirmed that one of the lines of investigation concerned Thursday's publication of the list of BNP members. | Police confirmed that one of the lines of investigation concerned Thursday's publication of the list of BNP members. |
A West Yorkshire Police spokesman said the car was parked at the time and nobody was hurt. | |
Legal threat | |
Asked about the proximity of the vehicle to a BNP member's home, he said: "The cause of the damage and any potential motive all form part of the current investigation." | |
There are eight people with Liversedge addresses on the BNP membership list which was leaked on the internet. | |
The BNP said the list of 12,000 activists, which included names, addresses, home telephone numbers and e-mail addresses, dated from 2007. | |
The party said some people on it were no longer members. | The party said some people on it were no longer members. |
BNP leader Nick Griffin has pledged to take court action against those behind the leak. |