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Flaming bag thrown at Kirribilli House (official residence of Australian PM John Howard)
news.com.au ^ | 21st September 2007

Posted on 09/21/2007 12:04:00 AM PDT by naturalman1975

A MAN has been arrested after a flaming shoulder bag was thrown over the fence of the Prime Minister's Sydney residence, Kirribilli House.

Local police were called at 11.48am (AEST) after the man allegedly lit the woven cotten bag and threw it over the gate, a NSW police spokeswoman said.

AFP protective services personnel put out the fire and detained the man, in his 30s, until police arrived.

He was taken into custody and was being questioned at North Sydney police station.

(Excerpt) Read more at news.com.au ...


TOPICS: Australia/New Zealand
KEYWORDS: australia; howard; johnhoward

1 posted on 09/21/2007 12:04:02 AM PDT by naturalman1975
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To: naturalman1975

What is his DU screen name?


2 posted on 09/21/2007 12:05:58 AM PDT by rdl6989
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To: naturalman1975

Down under, the disease is HDS: Howard Derangement Syndrome.


3 posted on 09/21/2007 12:08:38 AM PDT by inkling (exurbanleague.com)
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To: naturalman1975

What’s Mohammad’s last name?


4 posted on 09/21/2007 12:17:25 AM PDT by Pontiac (Patriotism is the natural consequence of having a free mind in a free society.)
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To: naturalman1975

I thought the idea was to place the bag on the porch, light it, then ring the doorbell.


5 posted on 09/21/2007 1:48:26 AM PDT by mkmensinger
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> I thought the idea was to place the bag on the porch, light it, then ring the doorbell.

That's only if it's full of poop and you want them to step on it. This guy had something else in mind, apparently.

6 posted on 09/21/2007 2:02:41 AM PDT by dayglored (Listen, strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government!)
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To: naturalman1975

Thus the term ‘flaming liberal’.


7 posted on 09/21/2007 3:35:50 AM PDT by 6SJ7
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To: 6SJ7

When I read the headline my first thought was that someone had thrown Helen Thomas...


8 posted on 09/21/2007 3:51:47 AM PDT by Russ
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To: mkmensinger

Halloween is next month.


9 posted on 09/21/2007 3:52:48 AM PDT by sportutegrl
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To: 6SJ7

another 30 something liberal, acting like he’s 12.

what a shocker.


10 posted on 09/21/2007 4:03:19 AM PDT by tm61
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To: naturalman1975

so let me get this straight, this wasn’t just a flaming bag of doggie doo doo left by the front door, ring the bell and run away gambit????


11 posted on 09/21/2007 4:13:46 AM PDT by Vaquero (" an armed society is a polite society" Heinlein "MOLON LABE!" Leonidas of Sparta)
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