Second car bomb found in London
LONDON, June 29 (UPI) -- Police found an explosive device Friday in a car in a London parking garage a few hours after a car bomb left outside a night club was disarmed.
The Telegraph, citing sources, said the garage was in the Park Lane district of London. Park Lane was closed for several hours and Hyde Park emptied.
Several blocks of Fleet Street in the financial district were also closed because of a suspicious vehicle.
The bomb left outside Tiger Tiger Nightclub near Piccadilly Circus reportedly included fuel, gas cans and nails and was apparently intended to be detonated with a cell phone.
"Even at this stage it is obvious that if the device had detonated, there could have been severe injuries and loss of life," said Peter Clarke, the head of Britain's anti-terror police.
An ambulance crew spotted smoke coming from the car while responding to a call after someone at the club became ill.
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, who took that position Wednesday, said Britain faced "a serious and continuous threat" and the British people always "need to be alert," CNN reported.
The car bomb discovery occurred close to the second anniversary of the July 7, 2005, suicide bombings that killed 52 people and injured hundreds on London's public transportation system.
Police have good picture of bomb suspect
LONDON, June 29 (UPI) -- British investigators said Friday that they have a good picture of a suspect in an attempted London car bombing.
Officials told ABC News that he looks like a man arrested in connection with another terror plot. He was reportedly released because of lack of evidence.
A silver Mercedes left outside a London nightclub early Friday was discovered to be packed with explosives, inflammables and nails and apparently designed to be set off by a cell phone signal. A security camera near the Tiger Tiger Nightclub captured an image of a man "staggering" away from the Mercedes, ABC News said.
He had what investigators said was a strong resemblance to a man suspected of being a conspirator with Dhiren Barot, who was convicted of planning to set off vehicle bombs in London, Washington and New York.
Investigators said they believe that Friday's plot also involved multiple bombs. The one at Tiger Tiger apparently failed to detonate in spite of having two triggers.
Residents: 17 killed Iraqis were civilians
KHALIS, Iraq, June 29 (UPI) -- The U.S. military is investigating the deaths of 17 people in a U.S. attack in Khalis, Iraq, who residents say weren't insurgents.
Residents said 17 people killed in the helicopter attack were civilians and a village guard force, not members of al-Qaida in Iraq, as the military had claimed after the attack, The Washington Post reported Friday.
U.S. Army Lt. Col. Christopher Garver, a U.S. military spokesman, said the June 22 incident north of Baghdad is being investigated "because of discussions with locals who say it didn't happen as we reported it."
The attack was one of the first acts of Operation Arrowhead Ripper, an offensive against al-Qaida in Iraq. The military had reported that the 17 slain men were "al-Qaida gunmen" killed while trying to sneak into Khalis.
"The attack helicopters, armed with missiles, engaged and killed 17 al-Qaida gunmen and destroyed the vehicle they were using," a U.S. military statement had said. However, Garver said townspeople claim "the individuals were not al-Qaida, but members of the community."
Texas gets 19.5 inches of rain in 3 hours
MARBLE FALLS, Texas, June 29 (UPI) -- Residents of Marble Falls, Texas, prepared for more rain Friday while trying to recover from a deluge of 19 1/2 inches of rain in just three hours.
Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst toured Marble Falls Thursday to view the damage.
"We're doing everything we can on the state level to get this behind us," Dewhurst said, the Austin American-Statesman reported.
Wednesday's deluge and flooding left the city with no running water, condemned houses and crumbling streets.
A stubborn storm system remained over the Texas hill country and Austin area and forecasters predicted more rain for swollen rivers.
The National Weather Service warned the Guadalupe River near Bloomington would likely flood Friday, the Victoria Advocate reported.
San Antonio received more than 3 inches of rain Thursday and was expecting more Friday, the San Antonio Express-News reported.
Mohawk protest blocks roads, rails
MONTREAL, June 29 (UPI) -- Mohawk protesters shut down highways and a rail line in Canada for hours Friday as part of a national Aboriginal Day of Action.
The protest was aimed at drawing attention to issues such as poverty, land claims and social problems, CanWest News Service reported.
The protesters shut down about 15.5 miles of the westbound lane of Route 30 near St. Isidore south of Montreal. The road was cleared after hours of negotiations between protesters and police, CanWest reported.
An Ontario Ministry of Transportation inspector said traffic flowed well on alternate routes despite the blockade.
Road blockades were also staged near Montreal and on Highway 2 in Ontario, Can West 2 reported. Protesters blocked a CN Rail line in eastern Ontario, halting all rail traffic between Montreal and Toronto.
The Ontario Provincial Police issued an arrest warrant for one protester, Shawn Brant, 43, of the Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory, for mischief and breach of recognizance in relation to a shutdown of Highway 401 in Ontario.
