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| Police have warned businesses and members of the public to take care when opening post after another mail bomb exploded in Swansea. | Police have warned businesses and members of the public to take care when opening post after another mail bomb exploded in Swansea. |
| Four workers were taken to hospital after the incident at the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority building. | Four workers were taken to hospital after the incident at the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority building. |
| Seven devices have been received across the UK in the last three weeks, with six people suffering minor injuries. | Seven devices have been received across the UK in the last three weeks, with six people suffering minor injuries. |
| Police said they have established a link between attacks last week on London, Wokingham and Folkestone. | |
| The packages sent to the Wokingham and London addresses also targeted motoring-related companies. | |
| The investigation into the seven letter bombs is being co-ordinated by Acpo's National Co-ordinator for Domestic Extremism (NCDE), Assistant Chief Constable Anton Setchell. | The investigation into the seven letter bombs is being co-ordinated by Acpo's National Co-ordinator for Domestic Extremism (NCDE), Assistant Chief Constable Anton Setchell. |
| 'Priority lines' | |
| He told a press conference that the letter bombs did not contain "conventional explosives", but were made up of pyrotechnic material designed to shock or cause only minor injury. | |
| He added that, although animal rights and motorists' groups had been linked to the attacks, "we have had no contact from any group or organisation claiming any responsibility or setting out their reason or motivations for the course of action that has been taken". | |
| "However, there are clearly some priority lines of investigation." | |
| He urged businesses and members of the public to take extra care handling mail and to call the police if they had any suspicions about packages. | |
| Four workers were taken to Morriston Hospital following the incident in Swansea, but two men and a woman have already been discharged. | Four workers were taken to Morriston Hospital following the incident in Swansea, but two men and a woman have already been discharged. |
| MAIL-BOMB LOCATIONS 1 Forensic Science Service, Chelmsley Wood - 18 Jan 20072 Orchid Cellmark, Abingdon, Oxon - 18 Jan 20073 LGC Forensics, Culham, nr Abingdon - 18 Jan 20074 Private house, Folkestone, Kent - 3 Feb 20075 Capita, London - 5 Feb 20076 Vantis, Wokingham, Berks - 6 Feb 20077 DVLA, Swansea - 7 Feb 2007 | MAIL-BOMB LOCATIONS 1 Forensic Science Service, Chelmsley Wood - 18 Jan 20072 Orchid Cellmark, Abingdon, Oxon - 18 Jan 20073 LGC Forensics, Culham, nr Abingdon - 18 Jan 20074 Private house, Folkestone, Kent - 3 Feb 20075 Capita, London - 5 Feb 20076 Vantis, Wokingham, Berks - 6 Feb 20077 DVLA, Swansea - 7 Feb 2007 |
| The fourth person is continuing to receive treatment for her injuries, which include cuts to her hands and body. Her condition is stable, and her injuries are not life-threatening. | The fourth person is continuing to receive treatment for her injuries, which include cuts to her hands and body. Her condition is stable, and her injuries are not life-threatening. |
| The woman, who does not want to be identified, said in a statement: "I was shaken, shocked and frightened. It's hard to describe how I felt. Everybody started running around me and I felt quite calm, but I didn't really know what had happened." | The woman, who does not want to be identified, said in a statement: "I was shaken, shocked and frightened. It's hard to describe how I felt. Everybody started running around me and I felt quite calm, but I didn't really know what had happened." |
| One worker who was inside the DVLA when the bomb went off told the BBC that an announcement was made over the tannoy that there had been a "firework-type explosion". | One worker who was inside the DVLA when the bomb went off told the BBC that an announcement was made over the tannoy that there had been a "firework-type explosion". |
| He added: "We were not allowed off our floor and word of mouth was spreading a bomb had exploded." | He added: "We were not allowed off our floor and word of mouth was spreading a bomb had exploded." |
| On Tuesday a package exploded at the Berkshire offices of Vantis, an accountancy firm linked to Speed Check Services, based in Camberley, Surrey, the provider of digital speed cameras to the police. | On Tuesday a package exploded at the Berkshire offices of Vantis, an accountancy firm linked to Speed Check Services, based in Camberley, Surrey, the provider of digital speed cameras to the police. |
| That followed a letter bomb attack the day before at the central London offices of Capita. | That followed a letter bomb attack the day before at the central London offices of Capita. |
| Police are also investigating a letter bomb which injured a 53-year-old man at his home in Folkestone, Kent, on Saturday. | Police are also investigating a letter bomb which injured a 53-year-old man at his home in Folkestone, Kent, on Saturday. |
| Three letter bombs were also sent to companies in the Oxfordshire and West Midlands areas last month, but these are so far not being linked to the latest attacks. | Three letter bombs were also sent to companies in the Oxfordshire and West Midlands areas last month, but these are so far not being linked to the latest attacks. |
| In those cases, the companies received an A5 jiffy bag containing a crude firework-type explosive device. | In those cases, the companies received an A5 jiffy bag containing a crude firework-type explosive device. |
| Can I express my sympathy to all those who have been caught up in those incidents Tony Blair | Can I express my sympathy to all those who have been caught up in those incidents Tony Blair |
| Home Secretary John Reid described the incidents as "worrying". | Home Secretary John Reid described the incidents as "worrying". |
| But he added: "It is important we allow police to get on with their investigation without undue speculation." | But he added: "It is important we allow police to get on with their investigation without undue speculation." |
| Prime Minister Tony Blair told the Commons that the attacks were being investigated "very closely". | Prime Minister Tony Blair told the Commons that the attacks were being investigated "very closely". |
| He was speaking after Labour's Sian James condemned the attack in her Swansea East constituency. | He was speaking after Labour's Sian James condemned the attack in her Swansea East constituency. |
| Mr Blair told her: "Can I express my sympathy to all those who have been caught up in those incidents in your constituency and elsewhere and say how sorry we are that they have been put through what is obviously a very traumatic time for them." | Mr Blair told her: "Can I express my sympathy to all those who have been caught up in those incidents in your constituency and elsewhere and say how sorry we are that they have been put through what is obviously a very traumatic time for them." |
| "Appalled" | "Appalled" |
| Peter Power, a former senior officer at Scotland Yard, told the BBC the police would be looking at whether a "disgruntled" motorist could be behind the attacks. | Peter Power, a former senior officer at Scotland Yard, told the BBC the police would be looking at whether a "disgruntled" motorist could be behind the attacks. |
| "Are they trying to draw attention to a cause, are they or is he or is she just a very disgruntled motorist? " | "Are they trying to draw attention to a cause, are they or is he or is she just a very disgruntled motorist? " |
| FOLKESTONE BOMB VICTIM There was glass in my stomach and I had cuts on my fingers Mike 'I was a letter victim' | FOLKESTONE BOMB VICTIM There was glass in my stomach and I had cuts on my fingers Mike 'I was a letter victim' |
| Nigel Humphries, from the Association of British Drivers, told BBC Radio Five Live he was "appalled" by the apparent bombing campaign. | Nigel Humphries, from the Association of British Drivers, told BBC Radio Five Live he was "appalled" by the apparent bombing campaign. |
| In a separate incident on Wednesday, a controlled explosion was carried out on a package found on a road in Havant, Hampshire. | In a separate incident on Wednesday, a controlled explosion was carried out on a package found on a road in Havant, Hampshire. |
| Police said they were not linking this with the other letter bombs. | Police said they were not linking this with the other letter bombs. |
| Have you been caught up in events? Are you in the area? If you have any information you would like to share with the BBC you can do so using the form below: | Have you been caught up in events? Are you in the area? If you have any information you would like to share with the BBC you can do so using the form below: |
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