Commons powder attack on Blair

[Ripley]

http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/05/19/uk.parliament.powder/index.html

WORLD
Commons powder attack on Blair
Scare after security staff had anthrax warning

Wednesday, May 19, 2004 Posted: 10:34 AM EDT (1434 GMT)
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Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott, left, looks up as the powder is thrown at Blair.


LONDON, England (CNN) -- A protester hit British Prime Minister Tony Blair with a purple power as he was speaking in the House of Commons, sparking major security fears.

A fathers' rights group, Fathers 4 Justice, shortly afterwards claimed responsibility for Wednesday's attack. Two men were arrested, police said.

Blair flinched as two powder missiles were thrown at him during Prime Minister's Question Time. One of them hit Blair in the back and some of the powder hit Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown, who was sitting next to Blair.



Kind of lax security there Poodle! Just imagine if that has been Al Queda?

[Bush_Eats_Beef]

1. "Commons authorities told CNN the powder thrown was blue corn flour"

http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/05/19/uk.parliament.powder/index.html

So even though security WAS lax, at least we can be reassured by the fact that if you have anything thrown at you in the House of Commons, the authorities will analyze it with the UTMOST sense of urgency.

:toast:

[Cooley Hurd]

2. Hi Ripley

There's an existing Late Breaking News thread on this topic. Please continue the discussion here:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=565619

Thanks! :hi: