Police trying to defuse bomb strapped to teen girl in Sydney: reports

[marmar]

SYDNEY — A police bomb squad was inside a house in a wealthy suburb with a teenage girl in the “near vicinity” of a live bomb, authorities said Wednesday.

Nearby streets have been evacuated in the neighbourhood of multimillion-dollar properties on Sydney’s north shore.

“The young lady at this particular point in time is fine and assisting the police to find out what is going on,” Assistant Commissioner Mark Murdoch said at the scene at about 6:30 a.m. Toronto time.

“The device is still being examined as we speak. We are treating the device as live until we know otherwise. She is in the house with a couple of negotiators and bomb technicians.” .............(more)

The complete piece is at: http://www.thestar.com/news/world/article/1033867--police-trying-to-defuse-bomb-strapped-to-teen-girl-in-sydney-reports?bn=1

[malaise]

1. Coverage here

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-08-03/sydney-bomb-squad-investigates-suspicious-device/2823278

[Mnemosyne]

2. A collar bomb?! Margery Diehl-Armstrong would be proud. Mad world. n/t