Media News - Wednesday, July 25, 2007
Mirror journalists arrested over fake bomb
Two Daily Mirror journalists were arrested Tuesday after trying to plant a fake bomb on a London Underground train. The two men, one believed to be Mirror undercover reporter Tom Parry, were caught carrying their fake bomb by railway staff who asked what they were doing on the premises and then called the British Transport Police. The Mirror said its reporters were testing out security in a ‘legitimate and justified journalistic exercise’ Parry has been working for the Mirror since 2001. In January this year he planted a fake bomb on an unguarded train at Didcot Parkway station, sparking an urgent review of security arrangements for Ministry of Defence trains. In July last year the Mirror ran a similar exposé by Parry involving trains carrying nuclear waste to Sellafield. The two men have not yet been charged with any offence, a BTP spokeswoman said. (The Media Guardian)
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