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| Man charged over Sydney car explosion |
| 2004-01-10 |
| A 28-year-old man has been charged over a massive car explosion in Sydney’s west on Saturday morning. The alleged car bomber is expected to face court on Sunday morning.The blast on a vacant property at Doonside in Sydney’s west left a four-metre deep crater and the car’s wreckage was scattered over a 500 metre area. Blacktown Local Area Commander, Superintendent Wayne Murray, is refusing to speculate about the motive for the crime. "We’re taking it as a serious explosion that has taken place in some vacant bushland area," he said. "I’m not prepared at this stage to say anything more sinister, and there doesn’t need to be anything more sinister put on that." A 28-year-old Blacktown man has been charged with the unlawful making of explosives, possession of dangerous articles and trespass. A search of his home by police found chemicals capable of making explosives. Nearby residents were evacuated while the unstable chemicals were destroyed. |
| Posted by:TS |
| #5 I nominate him for future Darwin Award winner. |
| Posted by: ed 2004-1-11 12:22:29 AM |
| #4 Blowing pieces a kilometer (2/3 of a mile) away from the explosion site is a bit bigger than the simple carbide bombs we used to make, even the (small) ammonium nitrate/nitrite bombs. However, it's well within the range of a FAM type bomb. Derelict car, half-full leaky gas tank, hot day, stray cigarette, and BOOM! Be nice to keep track of this and see what develops. |
| Posted by: Old Patriot 2004-1-11 12:10:02 AM |
| #3 Mark John Avery, 28, was charged with unlawfully making or possessing explosives and other offences over yesterday's explosion at Doonside. If this was home made explosives, and having seen the reports on Oz TV - debris was blown a kilometer and a substantial crater left, there was a lot involved. This wasn't someone testing a small amount of home made explosive to see if it worked. Looks like more to this than someone having fun. Best guess is it is crime gang related. |
| Posted by: phil_b 2004-1-10 9:00:14 PM |
#2 Not too much on google news yet regarding his name, but there is this;
People in OZ/NZ commonly call fields 'paddocks'. |
| Posted by: Tony (UK) 2004-1-10 4:51:50 PM |
| #1 What's his name? Do we have to go through this "Hide The Name" game again? |
| Posted by: Laurence of the Rats 2004-1-10 4:39:10 PM |