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A car bomb was today defused in central London after a car was crashed into bins before the driver ran off.
A member of the public alerted Scotland Yard to the vehicle. The bomb, believed to be a crudely-made, propane gas-based device, was made safe.

Specialist teams of bomb disposal officers were sent to Haymarket, near Piccadilly, following the report that a car had been abandoned on the road just after 2am. Haymarket was closed off while the experts examined the car, causing major disruption to rush-hour commuters.

According to some witnesses, the light metallic green Mercedes saloon was driven erratically and crashed into bins near a nightclub. The driver was then seen running away.

During an initial investigation of the vehicle, officers found a potentially viable device. It was made safe three hours later.

Police are now frantically searching landmark sites across the capital for further explosive devices. They were not sure whether the bomb was a lone device or one of several deployed across London.

A police source said they did not know as yet who was responsible. No warnings were received.
Nice.

My gut instinct tells me its not an Islamicist inspired car bomb. It doesn't reek like it. I certainly hope so, or London could be in for a rough day again. I don't see it being related to the Brown take-over or N-Ireland, neither makes sense.

So is it an isolated incident? Somebody looking for revenge on a nightclub? Has terrorism become a part of our social fabric? Is it now the first course of action that springs to mind for those wanting to take out their frustration on others?

I hope London will be safe today.