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23/05/2007
Man in court over letter bomb campaign
A man has appeared in court to face eleven charges connected to a letter bomb campaign.
Primary school caretaker Miles Cooper, 27, pleaded not guilty to the charges of using or possession of explosive devices at Oxford Crown Court on Wednesday.
The charges relate to seven letter bombs, which were sent to a number of addresses across Britain in January and February this year.
Nine people were injured as a result of the devices.
Mr Cooper has been remanded in custody and is expected to stand trial in September.
(KMcA/SP)
Primary school caretaker Miles Cooper, 27, pleaded not guilty to the charges of using or possession of explosive devices at Oxford Crown Court on Wednesday.
The charges relate to seven letter bombs, which were sent to a number of addresses across Britain in January and February this year.
Nine people were injured as a result of the devices.
Mr Cooper has been remanded in custody and is expected to stand trial in September.
(KMcA/SP)
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Letter bomb suspect remanded in custody
A man has been remanded in custody, charged with the recent series of letter bomb attacks in the UK. Miles Cooper, 27, a primary school caretaker from Cherry Hinton near Cambridge, was arrested on Monday afternoon. He is charged with 12 offences under the Explosives Substances Act and the Offences Against the Person Act.
09 February 2007
Man arrested over series of letter bombs
A 48-year-old man who claimed that he sent one of a series of letter bombs to UK businesses had been arrested. The man reportedly contacted BBC Radio 2's 'The Jeremy Vine Show' on Thursday, wanting to go on air and confess to sending the bomb to accountancy firm Vantis in Wokingham, Berkshire on Tuesday.
Man arrested over series of letter bombs
A 48-year-old man who claimed that he sent one of a series of letter bombs to UK businesses had been arrested. The man reportedly contacted BBC Radio 2's 'The Jeremy Vine Show' on Thursday, wanting to go on air and confess to sending the bomb to accountancy firm Vantis in Wokingham, Berkshire on Tuesday.
22 February 2007
More time to question letter bomb suspect
Police have been granted a further 24 hours to continue questioning a school caretaker arrested in connection with the recent series of letter bomb attacks in the UK. Police have until 4pm on Thursday to continue questioning Miles Cooper. Mr Cooper, 27, was arrested at his home in Cherry Hinton near Cambridge on Monday afternoon.
More time to question letter bomb suspect
Police have been granted a further 24 hours to continue questioning a school caretaker arrested in connection with the recent series of letter bomb attacks in the UK. Police have until 4pm on Thursday to continue questioning Miles Cooper. Mr Cooper, 27, was arrested at his home in Cherry Hinton near Cambridge on Monday afternoon.
20 February 2007
Police continue to question letter bomb suspect
Police have been granted an extra day to question a school caretaker in connection with the recent series of letter bomb attacks at businesses in Britain. Miles Cooper, understood to be in his twenties, was arrested at his home in Cherry Hinton near Cambridge on Monday. He is being held at an undisclosed police station.
Police continue to question letter bomb suspect
Police have been granted an extra day to question a school caretaker in connection with the recent series of letter bomb attacks at businesses in Britain. Miles Cooper, understood to be in his twenties, was arrested at his home in Cherry Hinton near Cambridge on Monday. He is being held at an undisclosed police station.
21 February 2007
Deadline arrives for questioning of letter bomb suspect
Police have until 4pm on Wednesday afternoon to continue questioning a school caretaker in connection with the recent series of letter bomb attacks in the UK. Miles Cooper, 27, was arrested at his home in Cherry Hinton near Cambridge on Monday afternoon. Mr Cooper works as a caretaker at Teversham Church of England Primary School.
Deadline arrives for questioning of letter bomb suspect
Police have until 4pm on Wednesday afternoon to continue questioning a school caretaker in connection with the recent series of letter bomb attacks in the UK. Miles Cooper, 27, was arrested at his home in Cherry Hinton near Cambridge on Monday afternoon. Mr Cooper works as a caretaker at Teversham Church of England Primary School.
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