22 July 2005

When Howard in London - then cause another blast

[My Australasia]

Just a joke Mr PM... or is it true

Is it a bizarre coincidence or is Prime Minister John Howard just unlucky?




Mr Howard found himself in the thick of a terrorist bomb scare in London today while sitting down to lunch with British Prime Minister Tony Blair at Downing Street.

It was exactly two weeks since four bombs exploded on three London Underground trains and a double decker bus, killing 56 people including an Australian man.

It's not the first time Mr Howard has been in the midst of a terrorist attack.

On September 11, 2001, when two planes flew into New York City's World Trade Centre killing about 3,000 people, Mr Howard was in Washington where another plane hijacked by terrorists slammed into the Pentagon.

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