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Updated at 11pm
LONDON’S SCIENCE MUSEUM was evacuated and an emergency police operation was commenced after a family parked a van outside carrying the slogan “Iran is Great”.
The van is owned by Romanian man Cristian Ivan who drives it around Europe with his wife and home-schooled children to promote Iranian culture.
On Monday, he parked it outside the Science Museum on London’s Exhibition Road.
BBC reports that the family then went into the nearby Natural History Museum and did not hear announcements in the Science Museum seeking the owner of the German registered van.
After police were notified about the “suspicious vehicle”, the decision was taken to evacuate the museum.
The Ivans’ website Iranisgreat.com explains that they have travelled around Europe to promote the image of Iran and Iranians.
Speaking to the BBC after the incident he said that he returned to his van to find the windows had been broken by police.
He said he understands people have to be protected but that he would have preferred if his windows weren’t broken.
“I do respect the law and I was not aware I could not park there. They could have given me a ticket or clamped me but because of the writing they treated the van as if it was suspicious,” Mr Ivan said.
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Did Enda ask merkel what he is to say
I replied to another readers comment on The Journal yesterday. It was with regard to Gerry Adams being referred to by CNN as a former Paramilitary leader for the IRA. My comment/reply went along the lines of pointing out that in my opinion, you are only a terrorist until you win the war and how most world leaders reached their position by non peaceful means. The original comment I replied to had mentioned how Nelson Mandella would not have been referred to as a former terrorist. There was nothing incendiary or offensive about my comment/reply, particularly when compared to some of the comments I have read on here, yet my comment was deleted. I was just wondering, why?
love it.. #HorseMeat number 1 news story.
Sorry, there are not already background checks run on those wishing to buy guns?!
Until now gun sales were regulated on a state level and some states were much more stringent than others.
The guns are not pulling their own triggers, its the mentality behind them. Take away the guns and these people will find something else. Anyway legal or not if you want one apparently its not hard to get one. Further investigation should be into the amount of psychotic drugs these children are on ( and the recognised side effects of taking these legal drugs) before they do these things, that is very surprising!
Good morning Michelle. I think the world is a wicked sad place to live in
Good morning Becky, sorry to have made your morning so sad!
Not your fault Michelle it’s just the world we live in.
Do something positive with your day then to make up for it.
Good idea and I know what I am going to do :-)
what about gun control in the middle east Obama ?. More like it.
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