Police try to defuse bomb 'strapped to teenage girl' in Sydney

[The Straight Story]

Police try to defuse bomb 'strapped to teenage girl' in Sydney

A teenage girl is at the centre of an unfolding drama in one of Sydney’s wealthiest suburbs after she was found by police in her home with a bomb strapped around her neck.

Reports suggested the 18 year old girl has been at the property in Mosman, on Sydney’s leafy North Shore, when an intruder broke in and fitted her with the device against her will at about 2.40pm. Once the intruder left the property she rang police for help.

Police have refused to confirm reports that she was also left with a ransom note.

However, she is understood to be the daughter of a wealthy Sydney businessman and Australian media have suggested that the extraordinary incident might be part of an extortion attempt.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/australiaandthepacific/australia/8678946/Police-try-to-defuse-bomb-strapped-to-teenage-girl-in-Sydney.html

[madokie]

1. How bizarre

[Poll_Blind]

2. I hope to god it's a hoax of some sort because if it's not...(!)

Scary, scary, scary. My thoughts are with her and her family and the police.

PB

[Bosonic]

3. Poor girl

Reminds me of the guy a few years ago who had a bomb strapped to http://www.nypost.com/p/news/national/bizarre_story_years_pizza_delivery_4j2oqM9g08aY7QWutcMHnJ">him, hopefully things turn out better for the girl.

[Blue_Tires]

4. i hope this is some kind of horrible prank

and the 'bomb' is made up of firecrackers or something...

[Bosonic]

5. Teenager safe and well after ten-hour bomb ordeal

Sydney police have safely resolved a situation in which an 18-year-old woman attached to what they thought could be a bomb.

After the incident on Sydney’s lower north shore entered its 10th hour on Wednesday night, Assistant Commissioner Mark Murdoch said the girl had been released from the device and reunited safely with her parents.

The device was still intact, he told reporters.

Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/teenager-safe-and-well-after-tenhour-bomb-ordeal-20110804-1ic0b.html?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter

[Fleshdancer]

6. Great Job Sydney Police!!!

I can't begin to imagine what this young woman and her family went through. Sick.