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| Reporters held in 'fake bomb' bid | Reporters held in 'fake bomb' bid |
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| Two journalists have been arrested after attempting to plant a fake bomb on a Tube train, police said. | Two journalists have been arrested after attempting to plant a fake bomb on a Tube train, police said. |
| The Daily Mirror reporters were arrested at the Stonebridge Park depot, in north-west London, after they were seen acting suspiciously by staff. | |
| A Mirror spokesman said the stunt was a justified follow-up after its journalists managed to place a fake device on a nuclear train in 2006. | A Mirror spokesman said the stunt was a justified follow-up after its journalists managed to place a fake device on a nuclear train in 2006. |
| Police confirmed two men had been arrested on suspicion of trespass. | |
| Security lapses | Security lapses |
| Officers were still searching the depot, said a British Transport Police spokesman. | Officers were still searching the depot, said a British Transport Police spokesman. |
| A Mirror spokesman said: "Last year Mirror journalists attempted and succeeded in planting a fake bomb on a nuclear train, which highlighted serious security lapses. | A Mirror spokesman said: "Last year Mirror journalists attempted and succeeded in planting a fake bomb on a nuclear train, which highlighted serious security lapses. |
| "We therefore felt that it was a legitimate and justified journalistic exercise to repeat the action in the interests of public safety. | "We therefore felt that it was a legitimate and justified journalistic exercise to repeat the action in the interests of public safety. |
| "We are happy to see that the security procedures have now improved." | "We are happy to see that the security procedures have now improved." |