London gas attack O.o

'Terror gas attack foiled' claim
12.47PM, Tue Apr 6 2004


Police in London have foiled a poison gas attack in the UK, it has been claimed.

An American news channel has reported that Scotland Yard discovered the plot to use a highly toxic chemical on the London Underground, at Gatwick Airport or a busy shopping centre.

They were apparently tipped off by operators at GCHQ, the Government's eavesdropping centre which can listen in on phone calls and read e-mails.

The poison was named as osmium tetroxide, which is mainly used in laboratories for research. It irritates the eyes, throat and lungs and can blind and even kill by 'drowning' the victim.

Osmium tetroxide, along with many other potentially harmful materials, can be bought over the internet without checks - although the issue is likely to lead for calls for tighter restrictions on the trade in industrial chemicals

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Havent heard anything on the uk news about this.. anyone?

Nothing else for the moment ? that's all we know ?

not been on the news over here either

ooooh lovely, the modern mustard gas....

thats nasty stuff... have worked with it.... and dry drowning is /not/ a nice way to go

yeah i saw it on the news, im sure this isnt the first or the last one they have detected

Haven't heard anything about it!


That's shocking and very scary actually!

Yeah it was on the evening news, thats two possible attacks in a week theyve undercovered now, after they found bomb making equipment in Luton last week. Dont know about anyone else, but It wouldnt make me change my plans, these attacks could happen anywhere in the UK.

Yes, anywhere in the world, actually

When I'm coming to England in August I'll be taking the tube and stuff as I had planned to do. And the same here. And I hate the underground anyway.

Scary, terror, horrible, blablablablabla


the only important thing is....where?

Poll:

Lisbon (portugal Euro 2004)
Athens (greece Olympic Games)
Paris (in Chirac´s face)
London
Roma
Vatican....

all of em