66. “We Could Have All Died!”
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Two bombing attempts in London failed last night.
Mercedes was parked in front of a popular
before closing time. There were at least 500
inside the club. The Mercedes contained 11 full
cans and 7 containers of nails. Apparently, the
was to be exploded by a call from
cell phone, but someone, or something, goofed. The
phone call didn’t trigger the explosion. Instead, some
started spewing out of the car.
An ambulance
to drive by. The driver, seeing the smoke,
the police. The police arrived quickly, and a
expert immediately entered the car and started disarming
vehicle. A few minutes later, the police were
about another car, also full of explosive material,
behind the nightclub. That vehicle was also disarmed.
in one night, deadly explosions had failed to
. The bad guys had lost--this time.
A new
minister had just taken over in England. He
that God was watching over London. Scotland Yard
that terrorists were behind the bombing attempts. When
patron at the nightclub found out how close
had been to death, he said, “I’m so
to be alive! Last night I was dancing
night near the windows next to the street,
I would have been one of the first
die. It’s scary to think about. I won’t
coming to this club for another week or
.”
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