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With five failed suicide bombers on the loose, the cop asked an explosives officer what would happen if one detonated a bomb when we raided the flat. 'We won't know much about it, Tony' came the reply... The 7/7 bombings, 20 years on
Park-keeper Jackie Whitcombe was picking up litter in Little Wormwood Scrubs Park, West London when he came across a plastic container in the bushes.
Bending down, he grabbed it in his gloved hand and suddenly spotted dozens of screws, washers, nuts and bolts taped around the outside. He knew instantly what it was – a makeshift bomb designed to kill and maim.
