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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 alleged 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 on Eighth Avenue in Windy Bank, Liversedge, on Thursday.
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 believed the car, which was parked at the time, did not belong to anyone connected to the BNP.
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 the publication of the list of BNP members.
A West Yorkshire Police spokesman said the car was parked at the time and nobody was hurt. A West Yorkshire Police spokesman said nobody was hurt.
Legal threat Charred debris
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."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."
Eight houses in Eighth Avenue remained cordoned off by police on Friday.
A charred patch of debris was visible on the road and path outside one of the red brick semi-detached houses.
There are eight people with Liversedge addresses on the BNP membership list which was leaked on the internet.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 BNP said the list of 12,000 activists, which included names, addresses, home telephone numbers and e-mail addresses, dated from 2007.
Legal threat
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.BNP leader Nick Griffin has pledged to take court action against those behind the leak.
The only BNP councillor on the local council, Roger Roberts, who lives a couple of miles from where the car fire happened, said he believed the incident was not connected to the publication of the list.
Mr Roberts, who represents Heckmondwike on Kirklees Council, said: "That kind of thing is a regular occurrence on that estate.
"It could be drug dealers or anybody. Even the buses have stopped going through there because they get bricks thrown at them.
"The car doesn't even belong to a BNP member."