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North London Oil Depot Fire is Terrorist attack

Revealer | 11.12.2005 12:36 | Cambridge | London

The fire which broke out in the early hours of Sunday Morning at a fuel depot in North London was possibly caused by terrorists. It comes just a week after calls by Middle Eastern terrorist leaders for people to attack oil supplies of Western nations. Almost instantly the police have ruled out foul play, but this rapid conclusion suggests they are scared of causing alarm. I think this was an act of sabotage. No media agency has yet discussed that possibility.

LONDON FUEL DEPOT EXPLOSION COULD BE AN ACT OF SABOTAGE AGAINST OIL SUPPLIES IN LONDON

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pure speculation

11.12.2005 13:07

pure speculation, not news

rob corlett

reeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeealy

11.12.2005 13:44

You don't think that they would be saying it was an attack not an accident if there was any evidence that they could use to back it up

joe

eyewitnesses say maybe

11.12.2005 13:58

 http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,3604,1664890,00.html

Norrie Vine, a 71-year-old taxi driver, was thrown from a chair in his flat in in Wood Close, near Wood Lane End, Hemel Hempstead, when the blast happened.

He said he initially thought it was bomb going off.

"At first I thought it was an al-Qaida thing, I have lived around the world and I know what explosions sound like," said Mr Vine.

It felt like the "force of a 2,000lb bomb - it was a pretty horrific thing".

He added: "I was asleep in my chair when I nearly got blown out of my flat.

"There was just one huge explosion and everything shook.

"I am all right, I have just one broken window and insulation from the roof has come down because the explosion blew open the trap door in the ceiling."

He went on: "It was terrifying. I thought that it was going to be the end of me, everything was shaking.

"I got lifted out of my chair and dumped back on the ground."

Mr Vine said there were several shockwaves after the first blast and everybody ran into the cul-de-sac before being moved out by police.
 http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,3604,1664890,00.html

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