'Police shot bombers' reports New Zealander
WJ | 11.07.2005 01:50
A Mainstream New Zealand media outlet is claiming a New Zealander working for Reuters in London says two colleagues witnessed the unconfirmed shooting by police of two apparent suicide bombers outside the HSBC tower at Canary Wharf in London.
The New Zealander, who did not want to be named, said the killing of the two men wearing bombs happened at 10.30am on Thursday (London time).
Following the shooting, the 8000 workers in the 44-storey tower were told to stay away from windows and remain in the building for at least six hours, the New Zealand man said.
He was not prepared to give the names of his two English colleagues, who he said witnessed the shooting from a building across the road from the tower.
Reports of attacks carried out by suicide bombers have been rife in London.
Canada's Globe and Mail newspaper reported an unconfirmed incident of police shooting a bomber outside the HSBC tower.
Canadian Brendan Spinks, who works on the 18th floor of the tower, said he saw a "massive rush of policemen" outside the building after London was rocked by the bombings.
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/index.cfm...jectID=10334992 __________________
WJ
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The butler did it.
11.07.2005 08:25
I know someone who works for HSBC and was there at the time and they say the rumoured shooting is bullshit: but hey they was just there.
Why the hell would S019 keep quiet? What was supposed to give rise to this. What was the time line. Why were the snipers there on time?
Sounds like a lame story. All bones and no meat.
Mr Magoo
Ah the Old Rumour Mill
11.07.2005 10:31
Boab
erratum
11.07.2005 10:42
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Just noticed something odd about this story:
"Canadian Brendan Spinks, who works on the 18th floor of the tower, said he saw a "massive rush of policemen" outside the building after London was rocked by the bombings. "
Given the distance from Canary Wharf to the sites of the bombs (mostly underground), I would be surprised if anyone there felt anything?
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No other outlets are carrying anything new on the Canary Wharf story... seems to have all emenated from some dubious blog post.
Mr Magoo
oh, now I understand: it was the Lizard People
11.07.2005 11:07
Mr Magoo
Unique Story
11.07.2005 11:47
So why did none of the 8,000+ workers not contact the media or say anything about the “shootings of two suicide bombers”.
Ahhhh conspiracy theory No. 7,983 – They were brainwashed by chemicals pumped through the air system by the government!
Yaawwwwnnnnn!!! No suicide bombers, no shootings people. Time to bring back reality!
Unimpressed
for what it's worth
11.07.2005 11:50
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'A massive rush of policemen'
11.07.2005 14:27
Thursday, July 7, 2005 Updated at 11:34 AM EDT
From the 18th floor of Canary Wharf in London, Canadian Brendan Spinks could see a “massive rush of policemen” outside the building Thursday after the city was rocked by terrorist attacks.
The Internet in his office had just gone done down when Mr. Spinks, an investment banker at HSBC, saw a flurry of police cars and yellow-vested men outside.
Reports of attacks carried out by suicide bombers were rife, and in one unconfirmed incident police shot a suicide bomber outside the 42-floor banking tower.
“It was just a matter of time. It's absolutely shocking and terrifying and terrible,” he said.
“All you can do is say, ‘Thankfully it's not me' and feel horrible for the people that it did happen to and hope that that number is limited.
“We've been preparing for this for two years, there have been numerous, numerous mock evacuations and emergency planning services over the last number of years.”
Getting home will prove especially difficult for Mr. Spinks, who moved to London in 2002, because the bus that blew up near Tavistock Square is right outside his apartment.
Mr. Spinks's brother, Macgregor, who was due to arrive in London later Thursday, may be delayed at Heathrow, because Terminal 3 has been evacuated, Mr. Spinks said.
Co-workers are scrambling to find ways home, many of them opting for the ferry across the Thames River, he said
Canada's Globe and Mail
Homepage:
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20050707.wcanar0707/BNStory
The Devils is in the Detail
11.07.2005 16:12
Like I said, even people that were at the time thinks the romour is bollocks. The story doesn't add up.
Maybe David Icke was watching Quatermass and eating a dodgy curry before going to bed?
I'm sure all will we exposed in his new book: Larry Butter and the Inbred President
Which amuson.cum summarises as: civil servant worker drone Butter uncovers a plot by President Moudlyfart to enslave the ostrucian public as his unwilling servants by means of a combination of masonic food additives and hypnotising cats in Rosecrucian rituals.
The Literary Review: Another load of plaigarised wank by someone who needs professional help.
Aled Jones www.poisonplant.com: Brilliant, but fewer disjointed references to the CIA than I would have liked.
Mr Magoo
I'm not prone to this but ...
12.07.2005 20:44
Since then I can now find several references. So, did this guy not witness it? Did he hear about it from some form of media before I was able to find it in a search several hours later?
I still find it pretty interesting. All the police would have to do is ask editors to hold the story for security reasons and they might for a period? And I was intersted to note that the police seemd to be acting on quality info very quickly - e.g. B'ham. A dead body would reveal a huge amount of forensics.
Anyway, there you go. Maybe I could get into this conspiracy theory thing. Although it wouldn't bother me if it was being sat on.
Having said that, all the referencees I have found seem to lead back to the NZ report.
mikeot02
Not hard to sneer...
13.07.2005 03:07
The Canadian report precedes the NZ one (it even makes reference to the Canadian report)
I agree that the fact this hasn't been reported in UK press is no defence. UK media would be under an enormous D-notice. Then there's all those prevention of terror acts as well.
How long does it take to shoot someone? Isn't this what the SAS etc. is all about?
Why isn't there someone around with a handycam when you need it!
WJ
kratos
20.07.2005 17:18
Simon
Picky.
16.08.2005 21:53
>Just noticed something odd about this story:
>"Canadian Brendan Spinks, who works on the 18th
>floor of the tower, said he saw a "massive rush
>of policemen" outside the building after London
>was rocked by the bombings. "
>Given the distance from Canary Wharf to the
>sites of the bombs (mostly underground), I would
>be surprised if anyone there felt anything?
You might want to read the report again. If were all to be as pedantic as you then in fact what we would read is that ALL of London was 'rocked'. Now THAT would be a BIG bomb.
However, I agree that the story probably smells. I just had to out-nitpick you.
Samo Hung