Lab 'bomb' siege case is adjourned (From St Helens Star)

Lab 'bomb' siege case is adjourned

8:38am Thursday 2nd July 2009

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THE case against a man, who sparked a six hour siege when he threatened to detonate a bomb, has been adjourned until Wednesday, July 15.

Jean Claude Rubagire is still to enter a plea in relation to several charges in connection with the stand-off at Alfred H Knight on Prescot Road on March 5.

The 35-year-old, who is believed to be from Africa, has been charged with threatening to kill two men and a woman, by exploding a bomb at the firm’s metal sampling laboratory in Grange Park.

He faces another charge of a bomb hoax. It’s alleged that Rubagire had entered the premises wearing a utility belt made to look like an explosive device.

The terrorist alert drew a massive response, drafting in armed police, the bomb squad and dozens of firefighters.

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