Brighton letter bomb blamed on amateurish terrorists

The letter bombs sent to the Army careers office in Brighton and in six other towns and cities were the work of amateurish terrorists, according to a national newspaper.

Shops and offices in and around Queen’s Road, Brighton, were evacuated and a number of roads were closed after the letter bomb was received on Thursday (13 February).

No terror group has claimed responsibility for the devices, according to the Mail on Sunday.

But, the newspaper said, anti-terrorism officers from the Metropolitan Police were working with police officers from Northern Ireland and the Irish Republic to identify the senders.

The paper quoted Patrick Mercer, the Conservative MP and former Army colonel, saying that the devices were believed to have been sent by the Real IRA.