Breaking News: Explosive Device Detonated in Exeter

[Nixt]

An explosion at a restaurant in Exeter has injured at least one person.
The explosive device went off at about 1250 BST after a man walked into the Giraffe restaurant in the Princesshay shopping mall, police said.
Emergency crews are at the scene and nearby premises have been evacuated. At least one person has been taken to hospital for treatment
The Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital said it was not expecting a significant number of casualties.
Devon and Cornwall Police said more resources are being sent to the area.
A spokesman said it was too early to speculate on what had happened and ensuring the safety of the public was the priority.



http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/devon/7414836.stm

[Misawa]

Sounds like the kind of thing the IRA would do, but haven't those days passed. At least no one seems to have died. Quite a random target.

Call CTU...

[Pyroka]

It's a nail bomb, no question about it. I just got off the phone to my dad whose heading there, my mates are all headed over there but the WHOLE high-street is cordined off up to Tesco (which is quite a distance). Nandos & Topman will be on high alert since they're the 2 closest, same with Fat Face. I'm thankful I got off College early today because I probably would've went to Nandos for dinner being paid today.

It's definetly a terrorist bomb, but it looks like the man who tried to set it off was the one who got injured which might be why the bomb didn't have such a devastating effect. I'm really shocked though... Exeter is so peaceful, but there really is no police presence in the City Centre so this is probably the only day you'll see police in Exeter. Tommorow in college will be interesting.

EDIT: My dad's going to the Princesshay Management briefing now, might just get some details in before the Press. Also there's reports that a second man is on the loose and in fact the man which was injured was Terrorist Bomber. The accomplice has ran off it seems but he too has a package similar to the injured man. Princesshay's going to be like Fort Knox tommorow, oh god.

[Invent]

oh my o_o

[Pyroka]

LOL My mate just set the record straight:

. says (15:07):
this'll be the first publicity it's had ever

Hee hee... Ahhh I'm worried about a few people now. :(

[Rafiki]

Mhm....... this is confuseing. the bomber needs to be searched in hospital.
and everything..

[Misawa]

How do you know it's a nail bomb? Such a small target too.

[Pyroka]

The reports from inside Exeter are saying its a nailbomb, the glass seems to have smashed in the restaurant due to the impact and the nails didn't come out, which is why there is only one casualty. Press ain't covering it until the management meeting so then you'll hear it's a nailbomb.

Thing is, it takes one person to detonate a bomb but it takes another to make it. I really am looking forward to another year in College lol.

[iCosmo]

oh my lord.. sounds bad

[Baby]

I hate nailbombs, they're scary :<
Hope theres no more :0

[Corporal]

The reports from inside Exeter are saying its a nailbomb, the glass seems to have smashed in the restaurant due to the impact and the nails didn't come out, which is why there is only one casualty. Press ain't covering it until the management meeting so then you'll hear it's a nailbomb.

Thing is, it takes one person to detonate a bomb but it takes another to make it. I really am looking forward to another year in College lol.
So if they didnt come out then the bomb didnt go off?:s
as they are strapped to the bomb and when that goes off they go flying.

[Pyroka]

I think the nails wern't properly placed, I'm not a bomb technician! One minute, phones going off. Right that was my mate in Exeter, it seems that there are a few more bombers and one of them has been caught by the police. Most of the coppers have machine guns there and seriously, it's high alert there. The train stations are on high alert too, it's all pretty on edge there.

eek, seriously eek.

[Corporal]

I think the nails wern't properly placed, I'm not a bomb technician! One minute, phones going off. Right that was my mate in Exeter, it seems that there are a few more bombers and one of them has been caught by the police. Most of the coppers have machine guns there and seriously, it's high alert there. The train stations are on high alert too, it's all pretty on edge there.

eek, seriously eek.

Aslong as there around it they will move if it goes off
and LOL machine guns
You mean little 9mm MP5's.

[cocaine]

It's a nail bomb, no question about it. I just got off the phone to my dad whose heading there, my mates are all headed over there but the WHOLE high-street is cordined off up to Tesco (which is quite a distance). Nandos & Topman will be on high alert since they're the 2 closest, same with Fat Face. I'm thankful I got off College early today because I probably would've went to Nandos for dinner being paid today.

It's definetly a terrorist bomb, but it looks like the man who tried to set it off was the one who got injured which might be why the bomb didn't have such a devastating effect. I'm really shocked though... Exeter is so peaceful, but there really is no police presence in the City Centre so this is probably the only day you'll see police in Exeter. Tommorow in college will be interesting.

EDIT: My dad's going to the Princesshay Management briefing now, might just get some details in before the Press. Also there's reports that a second man is on the loose and in fact the man which was injured was Terrorist Bomber. The accomplice has ran off it seems but he too has a package similar to the injured man. Princesshay's going to be like Fort Knox tommorow, oh god.


The reports from inside Exeter are saying its a nailbomb, the glass seems to have smashed in the restaurant due to the impact and the nails didn't come out, which is why there is only one casualty. Press ain't covering it until the management meeting so then you'll hear it's a nailbomb.

Thing is, it takes one person to detonate a bomb but it takes another to make it. I really am looking forward to another year in College lol.


I think the nails wern't properly placed, I'm not a bomb technician! One minute, phones going off. Right that was my mate in Exeter, it seems that there are a few more bombers and one of them has been caught by the police. Most of the coppers have machine guns there and seriously, it's high alert there. The train stations are on high alert too, it's all pretty on edge there.

eek, seriously eek.

why are you behaving like our resident news reporter? :S

and why do we let these ******s in our country

[Pyroka]

Aslong as there around it they will move if it goes off
and LOL machine guns
You mean little 9mm MP5's.

LOL no, MACHINE GUNS. xD I'm really scared though... I dont wanna get the train tommorow lol.


why are you behaving like our resident news reporter? :S

and why do we let these ******s in our country

Dya wanna be left in the dark like Sky are doing to most of the country lol?

[Corporal]

LOL no, MACHINE GUNS. xD I'm really scared though... I dont wanna get the train tommorow lol.

The closest thing the police have to machine guns are MP5's.
Some airports use P90's but majority are MP5's.
Can you show me a pic of the police's machine guns?
Or get your dad to ring me with the name of them?

[Pyroka]

Oh, probably are MP5's then. I heard that from my mate in Exeter who was in the cordined zone so maybe he was exaggerating. I'd bet it was the standard sort of gun police have then... Well the Bomb Squad's there so god knows what's going on. I don't have a picture but I'd believe it, especially in the circumstances.

[flatface]

Thats so sad, how can people do these things.

[Corporal]

MP5 (http://www1.istockphoto.com/file_thumbview_approve/2400819/2/istockphoto_2400819_mp5_rifle_replica_on_white_bac kground_2.jpg)

and yer the bomb squad will be there incase they find anything.

[Pyroka]

Yeah that's the one I was talking about! :P I'd class that as a machine gun for it's structure, apologies lol. Bomb squad are there ano that.

[ToxicPaddy]

Sounds like the kind of thing the IRA would do, but haven't those days passed. At least no one seems to have died. Quite a random target.

Call CTU...

The IRA are still somewhat active in Northern Ireland, but I don't think they would get England in this day and age.

Still quite scary though, I mean, London Underground is probably going to be next hit now there should be more security there now.

[Immenseman]

Ryan, was it a terrorist attack for sure? So close to where we live too.

[Pyroka]

I'm certain of it being a terrorist attack, they won't release the identity imo but defo something to do with terrorism. It wasn't someones iPod malfunctioning, thats for sure. God, I was just walking out of Newton Abbot when the bomb went off lol, thank god I got that train.

[7]

a terrorist attack on nandos?

wooo thats really going to cause mass murder :rolleyes:

[Pyroka]

I guess if the bomber failed and tried to bomb Nandos, he was chicken! LOL!

Eating at giraffe does cost a bomb though... hehe. Oh dearrrrrr. There wern't any other explosions kk?

[7]

it's just some nutjob who knows he will be all over the press and cause a load of distruction and panic

[Antony]

I think the nails wern't properly placed, I'm not a bomb technician! One minute, phones going off. Right that was my mate in Exeter, it seems that there are a few more bombers and one of them has been caught by the police. Most of the coppers have machine guns there and seriously, it's high alert there. The train stations are on high alert too, it's all pretty on edge there.

eek, seriously eek.

Of course ARV are going to be there.. there has been an explosion of some sort, they aint going to send bobbys their to patrol it lol, if what you say and theirs a possible threat of terrorism, then yeah the whole place will be on high alert.

Looks quite shocking, but makes me think, why Exeter, it aint looked at much and terrorists attack large places, with a lot of the public their for extreme effect usually?

Guess we'll have to wait for the Police to release another press statement.

[Movieen]

Aslong as there around it they will move if it goes off
and LOL machine guns
You mean little 9mm MP5's.

They're not so little.


The closest thing the police have to machine guns are MP5's.
Some airports use P90's but majority are MP5's.
Can you show me a pic of the police's machine guns?
Or get your dad to ring me with the name of them?

UK Soldiers / SO19 / SAS don't use P90s, they pretty much always use:
G36C, MP5, (SA)LA80


Yeah that's the one I was talking about! :P I'd class that as a machine gun for it's structure, apologies lol. Bomb squad are there ano that.

MP5 Is an SMG. :)

[jackass]

Heard about this at work today! :O

[Bun]

http://news.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,30100-1316842,00.html?&lid=NEWS_TAB_EXPLOSION_AT_SHOPPING_CENTRE&lpos=TABCONTENT

eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee my god.

[Pyroka]

Hmmm, I've heard alot of stuff now which all seems to be true. I can't say it on here as I could well be prosecuted lol, but yknow! I watched a Westcountry report and the MP for Exeter handled it so so well. I was rather amazed.

[Frodo13.]

I believe he set the bomb off in the toilet. I'm begining to doubt he wanted to cause any harm really, probably just panic.

[Corporal]

They're not so little.



UK Soldiers / SO19 / SAS don't use P90s, they pretty much always use:
G36C, MP5, (SA)LA80



MP5 Is an SMG. :)
I never said any of them use P90's?:s
and its CO19 now i think.
Oh and the G36C is just being tested at the moement.
its not fully replaced it yet.

Oh and btw the SAS dont use a LA85

[Redacted]

Al-Qaeda are targetting restaurants instead of Euro 2008?

Just an idea?

[Pyroka]

It's not Al-Qaeda, I know that for fact. I heard he set off the bomb in the toilets too, but I've heard alot from eyewitnesses... A second device got found only a few yards away from where I work. Eek.

[Movieen]

I never said any of them use P90's?:s
and its CO19 now i think.
Oh and the G36C is just being tested at the moement.
its not fully replaced it yet.

Oh and btw the SAS dont use a LA85

I was listing it all together.
Army do. :)

& You said they use them in airports.

[Stacey.]

Oh dear.
Atleast everyone handled it well, must be a shock in such a quiet area.

[Corporal]

The closest thing the police have to machine guns are MP5's.
Some airports use P90's but majority are MP5's.
Can you show me a pic of the police's machine guns?
Or get your dad to ring me with the name of them?


I was listing it all together.
Army do. :)

& You said they use them in airports.
Still the SAS dont use SA80's.
and i said some airports use them i never said the police use them.

[Pyroka]

Exeter ain't a quiet place, it's on the rise. I think it's just never mentioned in the news because it's such a nice city and for this to happen shocked everyone. Exeter's quite closeknit for a city.

[Movieen]

Still the SAS dont use SA80's.
and i said some airports use them i never said the police use them.

Can you read?
I didn't say the SAS did, directly.
And I never said the police did.

[Stacey.]

Exeter ain't a quiet place, it's on the rise. I think it's just never mentioned in the news because it's such a nice city and for this to happen shocked everyone. Exeter's quite closeknit for a city.

Ok, that's what I meant. :)
I couldn't find the right word.

[Pyroka]

Lol it's fine. God Dad only just came in from the incident, 12 hours O_O wows. Exeter's gonna still be a bit tense I'm betting.

[Baby]

on the news they said it was a British guy who turned Muslim :/

[Pyroka]

It was, but what the news aint mentioning is the guy had mental illnesses. He probably didnt know what he was doing.

[Corporal]

It was, but what the news aint mentioning is the guy had mental illnesses. He probably didnt know what he was doing.
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[OrangeMobile]

What has this country turned into.
It really does make me feel sick that people are actually doing this.