Thursday, 5 May 2005
The Election from Chicago #3
At last the Election made the television news today but for the wrong reason. Chicago's Michigan Avenue was shut for a while as police searched the area for possible bombs. The action followed small explosions earlier today outside the British Consulate in New York. The British Consulate in Chicago is housed in the Wrigley Building, just north of the bridge on North Michigan Avenue.
The explosion in Manhatten was headline news on the major networks as voters at home are set to give Tony Blair an historic 3rd term in office. Two grenades which exploded at 3.35am (0735 GMT) had been placed inside a cement flower box outside the front door of the building on 3rd Avenue at 51st Street, which houses the British Consulate.
It is true the British Consulate is in that building, but I don't think anybody should jump to conclusions," New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg told reporters at the scene in midtown Manhattan. ¶ 12:23
The explosion in Manhatten was headline news on the major networks as voters at home are set to give Tony Blair an historic 3rd term in office. Two grenades which exploded at 3.35am (0735 GMT) had been placed inside a cement flower box outside the front door of the building on 3rd Avenue at 51st Street, which houses the British Consulate.
It is true the British Consulate is in that building, but I don't think anybody should jump to conclusions," New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg told reporters at the scene in midtown Manhattan. ¶ 12:23
