Assassination attempt on Nigel Farage

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...foul-play.html

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/poli...way-crash.html

Nigel Farage's car wheels 'were sabotaged in an assassination attempt': Ukip leader lost control of Volvo when wheel fell off on motorway... and police confirm foul play

- Ukip leader careered off French road after a wheel on his Volvo came loose
- Police told Farage all the vehicle's wheels had been deliberately unscrewed
- He was forced to jump over the road barrier to escape the speeding lorries
- Farage has received death threats during his tumultuous time as Ukip head

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Originally Posted by Mail on Sunday

Nigel Farage fears he has been the victim of an assassination attempt after his car was sabotaged, causing a terrifying motorway crash. The Ukip leader careered off a French road after a wheel on his Volvo came loose while he was driving from Brussels back to his home in Kent. When the police arrived at the scene, they told him that the nuts on all of the wheels had been deliberately unscrewed, The Mail on Sunday has established.

Mr Farage, who has received death threats during his tumultuous time as leader, last night spoke about the ‘frightening’ incident, which took place near Dunkirk. ‘It was the middle of bloody nowhere, and I was caught in a very bad position,’ he said. ‘There was a huge section of roadworks with cars going back and forth on the same side of the carriageway. I suddenly realised I was losing steering but there was no hard shoulder to pull on to. I slowed down, put the hazards on and then one of the wheels came off. I jumped over the wall as quickly as I bloody well could to get away from lorries and everything.’

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Originally Posted by Mail on Sunday

When the emergency services arrived, they told a shaken Mr Farage that he had been the victim of a malicious act. ‘The French police looked at it and said that sometimes nuts on one wheel can come a bit loose – but not on all four,’ Mr Farage said. When he was asked who he thought might have been responsible, Mr Farage replied: ‘I haven’t got a clue. Quite frankly, the way my life’s been over the past two-and-a-half years, nothing surprises me.’

The crash, which took place in daylight at the end of October, has been kept under wraps by Mr Farage until now. He agreed to talk about it this weekend after being contacted by this newspaper. Mr Farage’s Volvo V70 comes with a single locking nut on each wheel, which should be immune from interference. But if the other four nuts are loosened, then the remaining one is likely to sheer off as soon as the car is travelling at speed.

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I said it was only a matter of time before something like this was attempted.

There was a Dutch politician also murdered a few years ago when he was also demonised for holding views that many ordinary people have, ie make your own laws and control the borders, which led to a madman killing him. You can read about him here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pim_Fortuyn

Absolutely disgusting. Can't say I like the bloke but to attempt that on ANYONE is horrific, and to make matters even worse it was tried in a way that put god knows how many other people at risk too. Glad nothing actually came of it, utterly horrifying what people will resort to

Pretty scary for him and his family that people are prepared to go to those sort of lengths! Also that graphic in your post is awful Dan haha, did they really need to make it? :p

I feel sorry for him. UKIP are not the party the media make them out to be. I don't support them, but they're nowhere near as bad/extreme as everyone thinks. Nigel gets all of the backlash because he's become the face of the party.

Read about this yesterday and it's absolutely awful. I hope whoever is (or are) responsible will be caught. No matter how much you dislike a person, it should not result in something like this.

I agree with all ^^^
What a terrible thing to do. I know a lot of people have some very, very negative views on him but bloody hell that's horrible.

Flipping heck Douglas, I know you want a new leader but a bit too far!

Officer: Have you got any enemies?
Nigel: You're going to need a bigger notepad.

I hope they catch the person who did it because they'll probably try again. That must've been terrifying.

edit: wait what, he's not taking any further action?!!

That's really bad, I don't have any opinions on the guy really, but how anyone could be so heartless and attempt something like that is beyond me. Someone has gone out of their way to risk someone's life and then other's surrounding that, how could someone do that?

The guy is an absolute nutjob and I believe his views are awful. But to attempt to kill him (and like FJ said harm others in the process too) is absolutely disgusting. If you don't like Nigel then fight him with words, not violence.

Nigel Farage's claim his car wheels 'were sabotaged in an assassination attempt' in France are denied by prosecutors and the mechanic who checked his Volvo

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...#ixzz3wZXzbQUH

It is the DailyMail but thought it may as well get posted!

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Liberation said while police did arrive to the scene of the accident, on October 21, they did not examine the car, because no one was hurt.
Dunkirk’s prosecutor said: ‘If they had noticed a sabotage, they would have had to open an investigation’. It would not have been left up to Mr Farage to veto an investigation.

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Oh so after all that it's something that he's basically made up... there's a lot of "Farage said" going on and no actual police statement of any sort

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Originally Posted by xxMATTGxx

Nigel Farage's claim his car wheels 'were sabotaged in an assassination attempt' in France are denied by prosecutors and the mechanic who checked his Volvo

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...#ixzz3wZXzbQUH

It is the DailyMail but thought it may as well get posted!

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I also read that Farage's office were furious this story got out so we have no idea.

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Responding to Liberation’s report, Mr Farage said that he ‘no desire for this story [of his road incident] to come out’.

‘I never mentioned any mechanic. As far as I'm concerned, this is a dead story,’ he said.

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Originally Posted by FlyingJesus

Oh so after all that it's something that he's basically made up... there's a lot of "Farage said" going on and no actual police statement of any sort

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No he didn't. It seems the media got hold of it and made it into something.

Read the quote above I pulled out, you didn't even read the article.

He may not have wanted the story out, but he did say that the police had checked the car and concluded that it was sabotage, which we know now to be completely untrue. Of course his people are furious that the story got out, it shows that he's a liar

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Originally Posted by FlyingJesus

He may not have wanted the story out, but he did say that the police had checked the car and concluded that it was sabotage, which we know now to be completely untrue. Of course his people are furious that the story got out, it shows that he's a liar

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He was reported to have said that he was told four bolts being loose was unheard of and meant someone had tampered with it.

And these latest claims are coming from a French newspaper and in turn by the Daily Mail. I'll take Farage's word for it for now.

Farage's word was that the police had done something they clearly didn't

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Originally Posted by FlyingJesus

Farage's word was that the police had done something they clearly didn't

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Can't see anywhere in the piece where he states that.

"The French police and mechanics looked at it"

"The French police looked at it and said that sometimes nuts on one wheel can come a bit loose – but not on all four"

Those two are direct quotes from his mouth, and then the report:

"When the police arrived at the scene, they told him that the nuts on all of the wheels had been deliberately unscrewed"

These things now appear to not be true at all

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Originally Posted by FlyingJesus

"The French police and mechanics looked at it"

"The French police looked at it and said that sometimes nuts on one wheel can come a bit loose – but not on all four"

Those two are direct quotes from his mouth, and then the report:

"When the police arrived at the scene, they told him that the nuts on all of the wheels had been deliberately unscrewed"

These things now appear to not be true at all

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Hahahahahaha! So Farage isn't the infallible saint Dan proclaims him to be? I'm sceptical of anything that comes out of that party or from its members after they were caught vandalising their own candidates signs during the election to gather a bit of support.

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Originally Posted by FlyingJesus

"The French police and mechanics looked at it"

"The French police looked at it and said that sometimes nuts on one wheel can come a bit loose – but not on all four"

Those two are direct quotes from his mouth, and then the report:

"When the police arrived at the scene, they told him that the nuts on all of the wheels had been deliberately unscrewed"

These things now appear to not be true at all

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You're quoting the paper there, not Farage. He didn't say that the Police had said it was an attempt on his life.

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Originally Posted by The Don

Hahahahahaha! So Farage isn't the infallible saint Dan proclaims him to be? I'm sceptical of anything that comes out of that party or from its members after they were caught vandalising their own candidates signs during the election to gather a bit of support.

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Politicians like Farage need protection from the Police because of frequent death threats.

Pim Fortuyn was murdered, Jorg Haider in a 'car crash' and Geert Wilders requires round the clock security because he criticised a certain religion.

Those two are direct quotes from his mouth
Those two are direct quotes from his mouth
Those two are direct quotes from his mouth
Those two are direct quotes from his mouth
Those two are direct quotes from his mouth
Those two are direct quotes from his mouth
Those two are direct quotes from his mouth
Those two are direct quotes from his mouth
Those two are direct quotes from his mouth
Those two are direct quotes from his mouth
Those two are direct quotes from his mouth

He didn't say the Police said it was an attempt on his life, the papers did.
He didn't say the Police said it was an attempt on his life, the papers did.
He didn't say the Police said it was an attempt on his life, the papers did.
He didn't say the Police said it was an attempt on his life, the papers did.
He didn't say the Police said it was an attempt on his life, the papers did.
He didn't say the Police said it was an attempt on his life, the papers did.

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"The French police looked at it and said that sometimes nuts on one wheel can come a bit loose – but not on all four"

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...that doesn't read as "The Police told me someone unscrewed the caps to have me killed". End of story.

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Originally Posted by -:Undertaker:-

You're quoting the paper there, not Farage. He didn't say that the Police had said it was an attempt on his life.



Politicians like Farage need protection from the Police because of frequent death threats.

Pim Fortuyn was murdered, Jorg Haider in a 'car crash' and Geert Wilders requires round the clock security because he criticised a certain religion.

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what has that got to do with what I said???

Learn to read Dan, the topic wasn't "FARAGE SAID EVERYONE WANTS TO KILL HIM" it was that he claimed the police had inspected the vehicle and noted that there was something foul afoot, which can't have happened or it would have led to an investigation whether he wanted it to or not