Lancashire Constabulary said the “crude incendiary device” ignited in the men’s toilets at the Fishergate Shopping Centre on Thursday morning but did not injure anyone. The improvised package, reportedly made using an asthma inhaler, firelighter, matches and toilet paper, was found by a shopper who put out the flames and is currently being analysed.
Police have released CCTV footage of a man they want to speak to, which shows him walking up an escalator at the nearby St George’s Shopping Centre around 40 minutes before the fire started, carrying a plastic bag. Detective Chief Inspector Jill Johnston, from Preston Police, said: “We are treating this as a criminal investigation and while the motivation for this incident remains unclear at this stage, we believe this device has been left there deliberately and did have the potential to cause serious injury if it had exploded.”
People commenting on social media noted the lack of references to terrorism in official statements and accused some media outlets of not giving enough prominence to the story, claiming that the response would have been different if the man in CCTV footage did not appear to be white. Lancashire Constabulary could not be reached for a comment.
Suspect in Fishergate IED is a white male. Not even a beard. That will disappoint those hoping it was someone of Asian descent...— Andy Sykes (@AndyJSykes) December 17, 2015
Amazed no one's banging on about the race of the Preston bombing suspect. I wonder why?..— Michael Holdsworth (@ginger_michael) December 17, 2015
Wondering why the bomb at Preston shopping centre isn't getting much coverage? yeah, that's right - the fella they're looking for is white
Bomb disposal officers were called to the Fishergate centre after it was evacuated as a precaution and shut down for searches. It was due to re-open today.
Anyone with information is asked to contact police on 101, quoting log number 293 of 17 December, or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
Do u know what that that word means bro? watch the video before jumping to conclusions. Isis threatened to attack Chicago so Keef and another rapper from the city spoke out in anger. Trolling would be posting that Keef has threatened Isis when a such thing never happened and not being able to provide a source or link. Am i lying?
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So assad has all but said the uk and us are attacking him and backing up isis....
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Camron just needs to say the real intentions, be a real man instead of this we are fighting Isis tosh.
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/syria-president-bashar-al-assad-says-british-air-strikes-will-fail-and-mocks-david-cameron-farce-a6762591.html
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Mr. Martinez
It's all about where the next bit of escalation is going to come from.
Iraq asking Russia for help against turkey is turning the temperature up a bit for sure.
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http://www.intifada-palestine.com/2015/12/erdogan-charges-sarin-gas-smuggling-whistle-blower-mp-with-treason/
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Thoughts?
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/preston-fishergate-shopping-centre-bomb-commentators-claim-attempt-to-detonate-device-should-be-a6777976.html
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Afroman
The fact this is posted 3 days late on here. Sums it all up
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time_bomb
indeed
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Seydou
Dropped the jacket and grabbed the mic
Isis killed Biggie ya'll
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Isis is the niggaZ
Pmsl
She's pure skit material. Giving Madd rapper a run for his money.
I hope that uniform is for toilet cleaning and not health care related
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She the type of girl that would rap while u fucking her, rap in the shower, rap while she taking a shit, rap while she working, rap while she eating
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O................ K
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O..........k
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Do u know what that that word means bro? watch the video before jumping to conclusions. Isis threatened to attack Chicago so Keef and another rapper from the city spoke out in anger. Trolling would be posting that Keef has threatened Isis when a such thing never happened and not being able to provide a source or link. Am i lying?
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