He packed a plastic pipe with flash powder from fireworks and then glued both ends

He packed a plastic pipe with flash powder from fireworks and then glued both ends. He said he had inserted 1,500 nails into one bomb.Mr Copeland conducted a three-week campaign of terror in April 1999, planting bombs in Brixton, Brick Lane and Soho. The last device killed Andrea Dykes, 27, and her friends John Light, 32 and Nik Moore, 31.At an earlier hearing Mr Copeland, an engineer from Farnborough, Hampshire, admitted causing the explosions. He also pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of the three on the ground of diminished responsibility, but his plea was not accepted by the prosecution He denies three counts of murder The trial continues.. For all those who have ever thought that other people’s conversations are more interesting than their own, the perfect job has arisen.

For all those who have ever thought that other people’s conversations are more interesting than their own, the perfect job has arisen.
A big company with offices all over the world is looking for employees with a knowledge of radio communications and digital electronics. All the usual benefits are available although anyone who has a habit of losing things – such as laptop computers – need not apply.The advertisement, in a national newspaper yesterday, also warned the applicants not to breathe a word of their interest in the post. For the job, carefully described as a technician, is in fact an eavesdropper and the company is MI5.In keeping with its policy to be more open, the Security Service has advertised jobs before but they are more often of the administrative kind. This time they have gone further.The successful applicant can expect to be paid £19,782 a year plus a non-contributory pension. He (or she – the Service is a firm believer in equal opportunities) might also be able to move on to greater things as the “training and support are excellent and there are some opportunities to move into other fields which need similar skills at a later date”.The advert described the position as a challenging opportunity to join the Security Service (MI5) and become part of their professional and operational technical team, and said candidates must have knowledge of analogue and digital electronics; telecommunications (data and/or voice); radio and RF; video.They must be physically fit, flexible and energetic and capable of working under pressure A full, clean driving licence is also required. No age limit is specified and the job is open to those “looking to start a second career or make a significant career change”.And now for the James Bond bit.

Right at the end in bold type the advertisement warned candidates to “avoid telling your friends about your application, because discretion is an essential part of working for the Security Service”.A Home Office spokesman refused to give more details of the job but said: “Over the last couple of years we have had an open recruitment policy and there have been a number of advertisements in the national media looking for people for different posts. The Service advertises as vacancies arise and the old myths of the Oxford graduates being approached by dons has not been the reality for some time now.”Those who apply, however, would be wise to remember the adage that eavesdroppers never hear any good of themselves.. A large explosion off the coast broke windows and panicked residents Friday, police said. A large explosion off the coast broke windows and panicked residents Friday, police said.
The Greek Defense Ministry said the blast occurred off Rhodes, about 450 kilometers (280 miles) southeast of Athens.Turkey is conducting a large-scale naval exercise near the island. It was not immediately clear whether the blast was linked to the Turkish warships, but the explosion occurred in the general area of the maneuvers.There was no Greek naval activity off the island, the Defense Ministry said.Police denied earlier reports that an explosion occurred on the island.. Three British tabloid journalists seeking to expose lax security at the Euro 2000 championship were arrested Friday after they enacted scenes with knives in a public park, the prosecutor’s office said.

Three British tabloid journalists seeking to expose lax security at the Euro 2000 championship were arrested Friday after they enacted scenes with knives in a public park, the prosecutor’s office said.
The News of the World newspaper said its three journalists were working on an article revealing the widespread availability of lethal weapons on the Intelligence Service said the men had hunting knives and a crossbow.The News of the World said later Friday that the three had been released.”Our journalists were investigating the widespread availability of lethal weapons when they were detained by the police,” said a spokeswoman for the paper.”Once the police were satisfied that our team were engaged in a legitimate journalistic exercise, they were set free unconditionally and they have been assured they can remain in Belgium with their official accreditation intact to cover the Euro 2000 story.”It is apparent that there was a misunderstanding. Happily, our journalists are free to get on with their work.”But Brussels police said the arrests were justified.”Nobody can carry weapons without a valid reason or authorization,” said a spokesman. “They were carrying hunting knives and they were not hunting so they were breaking the law.”The June 10-July 2 tournament in Belgium and the Netherlands is anticipating fan violence at some of the 31 games and has stepped up security in the 8 host cities.. Brigadier Stephen Saunders, 53, was a career soldier who was decorated for his services in Northern Ireland. Yesterday, as his widow Heather was being comforted in an Athens hospital, Tony Blair described his murder as “a tragic reminder of the risks many British military personnel face in many places around the world”. Brigadier Stephen Saunders, 53, was a career soldier who was decorated for his services in Northern Ireland. Yesterday, as his widow Heather was being comforted in an Athens hospital, Tony Blair described his murder as “a tragic reminder of the risks many British military personnel face in many places around the world”.
There are more dangerous places to be a diplomat than Athens, but as the British embassy’s military attaché in Greece, where anti-Nato sentiment runs higher than in any other European state, Brigadier Saunders was significantly more vulnerable than many of his colleagues.His last official assignment reflected the nature of his role in Greece, and sheds light on why he is may have been targeted by November 17, the extreme left-wing terrorist group suspected of his killing.On Wednesday night, he went to Athens airport to meet Baroness Symons, the Minister for Defence Procurement, who was there to discuss Britain’s attempts to sell Challenger 2E tanks to Greece.

He later went to an embassy dinner attended by Lady Symons and Greece’s deputy defence minister.Baroness Symons said yesterday: “The Brigadier was an enormously valued member of the ambassador’s staff. I had talks with him yesterday evening, he was nice enough to meet me from the plane… and I have, of course, been with his wife this morning.”It is a tragedy that such a good man has had his life cut short and that a woman has lost a much loved husband, as have his children. We are all deeply, deeply sorry about what has happened,” she said.Born into a military family in Farnborough, Hampshire, he joined the Army aged 18 in 1965, graduating from Sandhurst two years later. He was commissioned into the Duke of Edinburgh’s Royal Regiment and joined his battalion in Germany. While he was a serving officer, he took a degree in geography and economics at Bristol University.His first staff appointment was in Northern Ireland, followed by a spell with the UN in Cyprus. He was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel in 1986, returning to Northern Ireland where he commanded his regiment and was awarded the Queen’s Commendation for Valuable Service.Following the Gulf War, he was posted to Kuwait where he spent a year as a military assistant to the UN Iraq-Kuwait Force Commander.