Parson’s Green bomb: Islamic State shop in Lidl and read the Daily Mail
The bomb on the London Underground is wrapped in a shopping bag. On the side you can read ‘Lidl’, the name of the German discount supermarket chain. That the bomb – believed to be a peroxide device – fails to detonate fully at Parson’s Green Tube station is blessed relief. But some of the 29 people injured are badly burnt by the explosion shortly after 8am.
One ay on the media tuck in.
In the absence of a bomber’s face to feature on the front pages, the paper opts instead for the bomb, and with the Lidl carrier bag it was contained within. Once a byword for cheap and trusty family goods, will Lidl become synonymous with terrorism? It’s not as far-fetched as it sounds. Lidl has offered to assist a police investigation. The company states: “We are shocked and concerned to have learned of an incident at Parsons Green this morning and our thoughts are with those affected. We will, of course, support the authorities should they need our assistance in their investigations. We are closely monitoring the situation as it develops over the course of the day.”
Unenviable stuff.
Meanwhile…the Daily Mail blames another brand for an act of would-be mass murder.
Got that? The Mail says that because knowledge can be accessed through Google rather than simply buying a book, say, or talking to someone on the phone, the messenger is to blame.
Like most of you, I have no idea how to build a bomb. But I did pick up a few pointers in the.. Daily Mail.
The Lidl coolbag was used to ‘keep the device stable’. Got it.
There’s more. After the Manchester bomb, the Mail captioned a photo: “Suicide bomber Salman Abedi carried the explosive in a metal container, believed to have been in a Karrimor backpack.” The paper said the bag costs £20.
Other tips came:
A 12-volt lead acid battery found at the scene suggest the makers were careful to reduce the risk of it not going off, experts say. It is more powerful than most seen in backpack bombs or suicide vests and is commonly used for emergency lighting.
If you want more, the Mail directed loons as to where more could be found:
AL-Qaeda has published detailed instructions on how to build a ‘hidden bomb’ to use to blow up a passenger jet… In the latest issue of its online magazine, Inspire, the group outlines how to make the bomb from household goods and without using metal components that would show up in airport security checks.
But hold on. The Mail has other news – bigger news:
‘Newspaper Giant Triggers Armageddon.’ What you won’t read in the Mail.
Posted: 16th, September 2017 | In: Key Posts, News, Tabloids Comment | TrackBack | Permalink
