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| Police release letter bomb images | Police release letter bomb images |
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| Police have released pictures showing two of a series of letter bombs sent to UK businesses. | Police have released pictures showing two of a series of letter bombs sent to UK businesses. |
| One is of a bomb which was intercepted while the other image is of a device after it had detonated. | One is of a bomb which was intercepted while the other image is of a device after it had detonated. |
| Officers are probing a total of seven mail bomb attacks on businesses since 18 January. Three took place this week. | Officers are probing a total of seven mail bomb attacks on businesses since 18 January. Three took place this week. |
| A 48-year-old man who phoned a live radio show claiming to have sent one of the bombs has been arrested and detained under the Mental Health Act. | A 48-year-old man who phoned a live radio show claiming to have sent one of the bombs has been arrested and detained under the Mental Health Act. |
| The man "confessed" to sending a bomb to accountancy firm Vantis in Berkshire after calling BBC Radio 2's The Jeremy Vine Show. | The man "confessed" to sending a bomb to accountancy firm Vantis in Berkshire after calling BBC Radio 2's The Jeremy Vine Show. |
| He was not allowed on to the live show and the police were contacted immediately. | He was not allowed on to the live show and the police were contacted immediately. |
| Police are still checking for activist links to all the letters, the latest of which was sent to the DVLA in Swansea on Wednesday. | Police are still checking for activist links to all the letters, the latest of which was sent to the DVLA in Swansea on Wednesday. |
| This letter bomb exploded upon being opened | This letter bomb exploded upon being opened |
| Anton Setchell, the police's national co-ordinator for domestic extremism, said the investigation - codenamed Operation Hansel - was continuing at a "very fast pace" and "progressing well". | Anton Setchell, the police's national co-ordinator for domestic extremism, said the investigation - codenamed Operation Hansel - was continuing at a "very fast pace" and "progressing well". |
| He described the arrest as a "significant development". | He described the arrest as a "significant development". |
| He added that the pictures of the mail bombs had been edited to hide identifying features on the packages - doing so, he said, was "essential" so as to not compromise the investigation. | He added that the pictures of the mail bombs had been edited to hide identifying features on the packages - doing so, he said, was "essential" so as to not compromise the investigation. |
| "The focus of my investigation remains broad," he said. | "The focus of my investigation remains broad," he said. |
| "I continue to investigate leads that point towards animal rights extremism but equally I am focused in several other areas." | "I continue to investigate leads that point towards animal rights extremism but equally I am focused in several other areas." |
| 'Animal rights links' | 'Animal rights links' |
| The BBC has also learned that the name of a second animal rights activist was found on one of the bombs, delivered to LGC Forensics, in Culham, Oxfordshire, on 18 January but this failed to explode. | The BBC has also learned that the name of a second animal rights activist was found on one of the bombs, delivered to LGC Forensics, in Culham, Oxfordshire, on 18 January but this failed to explode. |
| Another device carried the name of jailed protester Barry Horne who died on hunger strike in 2001. | Another device carried the name of jailed protester Barry Horne who died on hunger strike in 2001. |
| Thames Valley Police told BBC Radio's Five Live the LGC Forensics letter included the name of a "prominent animal rights activist who is still living". | Thames Valley Police told BBC Radio's Five Live the LGC Forensics letter included the name of a "prominent animal rights activist who is still living". |
| MAIL-BOMB LOCATIONS 1 Forensic Science Service, Chelmsley Wood - 18 Jan 20072 Orchid Cellmark, Abingdon, Oxon - 18 Jan 20073 LGC Forensics, Culham, nr Abingdon - 18 Jan 20074 Private house, Folkestone, Kent - 3 Feb 20075 Capita, London - 5 Feb 20076 Vantis, Wokingham, Berks - 6 Feb 20077 DVLA, Swansea - 7 Feb 2007 Incidents in more detail | MAIL-BOMB LOCATIONS 1 Forensic Science Service, Chelmsley Wood - 18 Jan 20072 Orchid Cellmark, Abingdon, Oxon - 18 Jan 20073 LGC Forensics, Culham, nr Abingdon - 18 Jan 20074 Private house, Folkestone, Kent - 3 Feb 20075 Capita, London - 5 Feb 20076 Vantis, Wokingham, Berks - 6 Feb 20077 DVLA, Swansea - 7 Feb 2007 Incidents in more detail |
| Police said the name was written on the envelope and that there were strong links between the first three letter bombs received and animal rights activists. | Police said the name was written on the envelope and that there were strong links between the first three letter bombs received and animal rights activists. |
| Three letters were received on 18 January, the first by LGC Forensics and the second by Orchid Cellmark, in Abingdon, Oxfordshire, which injured one woman. | |
| A third letter bomb, which failed to detonate, was delivered to Forensic Science Services in Chelmsley Wood, Solihull. | A third letter bomb, which failed to detonate, was delivered to Forensic Science Services in Chelmsley Wood, Solihull. |
| The Orchard Cellmark bomb contained the words "Dr Barry Horne RIP". | The Orchard Cellmark bomb contained the words "Dr Barry Horne RIP". |
| Mr Horne, who was not a doctor, had been sentenced to 18 years for planting bombs. | Mr Horne, who was not a doctor, had been sentenced to 18 years for planting bombs. |
| On Monday, a bomb sent to the London offices of Capita, responsible for the congestion charging system, causing minor injuries to a female employee. | On Monday, a bomb sent to the London offices of Capita, responsible for the congestion charging system, causing minor injuries to a female employee. |
| The next day a package exploded at the Berkshire offices of Vantis, an accountancy firm linked to Speed Check Services, in Camberley, Surrey, the provider of digital speed cameras to the police. | The next day a package exploded at the Berkshire offices of Vantis, an accountancy firm linked to Speed Check Services, in Camberley, Surrey, the provider of digital speed cameras to the police. |
| On Wednesday, four workers were injured when a parcel bomb exploded at the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority's main centre in Swansea. | On Wednesday, four workers were injured when a parcel bomb exploded at the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority's main centre in Swansea. |
| Police are also investigating a letter bomb which injured 53-year-old Mike Wingfield at his home in Folkestone, Kent, on Saturday. | Police are also investigating a letter bomb which injured 53-year-old Mike Wingfield at his home in Folkestone, Kent, on Saturday. |