Bomb attack on meat fleet
25th May 2000, Page 6
25th May 2000
Page 6
Page 6, 25th May 2000
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• Animal rights activists are suspected of firebombing an Oxfordshire meat processing firm, Munchmeats and damaging a refrigerated vehicle.
Ten incendiary devices were found concealed in vehicles belonging to Munchmeats last weekend, although only one exploded.
The fire caused "minor damage to the vehicle but police say that if all 10 firebombs had exploded they would have caused widespread damage.
"It is a fair bet that animal rights activists were involved," says a police spokesman.
Oxfordshire police have urged companies involved in meat processing or transport to step up their security in the wake of the incident.