gareth
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 Posted: Tue Jul 24, 2007 10:13 pm Post subject: 2 journalists arrested planting fake bomb on the tube |
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7.30pm
Mirror journalists arrested over fake bomb
Tuesday July 24, 2007
Two Daily Mirror journalists were arrested today after trying to plant a fake bomb on a London Underground train.
The two men, one believed to be Mirror undercover reporter Tom Parry, were arrested this afternoon at Stonebridge Park depot, which is towards the northern end of the Bakerloo Line in north-west London.
They were caught carrying their fake bomb by railway staff who asked what they were doing on the premises and then called the British Transport Police.
The Mirror said its reporters were testing out security in a "legitimate and justified journalistic exercise" after managing to plant a fake bomb on a nuclear train last year.
"Last year, Mirror journalists attempted and succeeded in planting a fake bomb on a nuclear train, which highlighted serious security lapses," a Mirror spokesman said.
"We therefore felt that it was a legitimate and justified journalistic exercise to repeat the action in the interests of public safety. We are happy to see that the security procedures have now improved."
A BTP spokeswoman confirmed two men had been arrested at the depot on suspicion of trespass and were taken to a nearby police station.
Officers were still searching the depot and the men have not yet been charged with any offence, she added.
A spokeswoman for the Ministry of Defence said: "We are aware that the British Transport Police have arrested two men following a report of trespass. Clearly, security is a top priority."
Parry has been working for the Mirror since 2001. In January this year he planted a fake bomb on an unguarded train at Didcot Parkway station, sparking an urgent review of security arrangements for MoD trains.
The train, parked in sidings at the station, was reportedly packed with army explosives when Parry, accompanied by a photographer, planted the fake device after walking off a public platform and crossing a high-speed train line to enter a secure yard. It was said to have been delivering ordnance intended for troops in Iraq and Afghanistan.
In July last year the Mirror ran a similar exposé by Parry involving trains carrying nuclear waste to Sellafield.
The paper described how Parry, again with a photographer, wandered up to unattended wagons at Direct Rail Services' Brent yard in north-west London and planted a fake device on a train in the sidings.
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http://media.guardian.co.uk/site/story/0,,2133829,00.html
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