RSSTerrorism or Prank in NYC?
At 3:50am this morning two small explosions occurred in Manhattan, NYC outside the British Consulate. According to Fox News, they were “two small makeshift grenades that exploded early Thursday, Election Day in England, causing slight damage to the building but injuring no one.” Luckily there was not much damage and no was seriously injured.
The grenades had been placed inside a cement flower box outside the front door of the midtown Manhattan building that houses the consulate, police spokesman Noel Waters said.
It is hard to imagine that this is a coincidence as the blast, no matter how minor, occurred on Election Day in England at the British Consulate. CNN reports the following on the British election angle and the fact that no group has yet taken credit for the incident.
The explosions occurred as voters in Britain were casting ballots in a general election in which Prime Minister Tony Blair is seeking a historic third term for his Labour Party.
New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg said police had no indication who was responsible for the blasts.
“We do not at this point have any idea who did it or a motive,” Bloomberg said, adding that there had been no warning call before the blast or any call claiming responsibility.
It is hard to imagine that this incident was not a reaction or show of displeasure to Tony Blair’s role in aiding the United States in the war on terror and in Iraq and todays British Elections. Whether more sophisticated plot or individual nut case trying to make a point; terrorism is still terrorism.
Michelle Malkin seems to have the same worry. Although it appears that she has taken the prank option away and has strictly gone with terrorism.
At the very least it shows just how difficult it is to prevent terrorism on a day to day basis.
Here is some more reaction to the explosions in NYC:
The UK Today, “Conspiracy Theory” (THE ALTERNATIVE VIEW from across the Pond) “How convenient for Tony Blair that there should be a potential bomb explosion on election day.”
The Command Post reports further including links from the BBC.
UPDATE: The Jawa Report has a great in in depth round up on the incident.
My tin-hat theory is that this is could be a “test run” for a much larger act. The media is linking the explosions to the elections in the UK, but there could be something more going on and the UK elections could just be a diversion.
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Could this have been a “dry run” for something larger? Was the UK election used as a diversion?
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Very good point, had actually commented that same point on another site.
I find it a little disconcerting that the UK Embassy was not on a more heightened alert with the fact that the elections were taking place. A sleep at the wheel.
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Terrorists have made another attempt to influence an elction. this time in Britain. Terrorists exploded modified toy handgrenades outside the British consulate in New York. This action today reminds us that we must remain resolute in our fight against …
Clearly terror and those who cause it are now something we will have to get used to living with. The trick is making sure that the people who seek to cause us fear never remove our ability to make light of the situation. http://www.pantywaster.com can help.