Saturday, September 29, 2018
Liverpool security boss slams bomb hoaxer who targeted Jewish event
The owner of a Liverpool security company has spoken out after a bomb hoax disrupted a film screening organised by a Jewish group at the Labour Party conference.
Around 200 people were evacuated from Blackburne House on Tuesday night during a screening of film organised by a Jewish group following a bomb hoax. The caller was reported to have told a receptionist that "there are two bombs that will kill many people" at the Grade II listed site.
Now the owner of the company responsible for security at Blackburne House has spoken out about the incident. Lee Jones , owner of the Stone Management Group, said to the ECHO: "Whoever made this call, which caused distress to all concerned and disrupted a film made about free speech needs tracing and dealt with appropriately.
"This should not be happening in the world today."
Mr Jones, who founded the Liverpool based Stone group in the late 90s, also said that he was proud of the way his staff ensured the building was evacuated.
He added: "Everyone remained calm and I was obviously pleased to hear that there were no injuries."
Roy Meharg, a security officer with the Stone group, was working at Blackburne House on the night of the bomb scare.
He said: "I was made aware from my colleague that the reception had received a call that there was a 'bomb on site and many people were about to die'."
We instructed the receptionist to call the police immediately, whilst we set about carrying out a full evacuation of the building. I am pleased to say the evacuation was a success, and we ensured everyone remained calm, which they did."
Speaking after the event Naomi Wimborne-Idrissi, media officer for Jewish Voice for Labour, said: “A man said ‘Is this Blackburne House? Is there a Jewish event going on?’ to which the receptionist said she knew it was a Labour event but she didn’t know if it was Jewish.
“And he said ‘it’s a big Jewish event, I want to say there are two bombs that will kill many people’.
“And then he put the phone down.
“We hired extra security tonight because we know our film is controversial but we didn’t expect this kind of trouble.
“And it’s just terrible because it means a film about free speech is being suppressed.”
https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/liverpool-security-boss-slams-bomb-15210950
Around 200 people were evacuated from Blackburne House on Tuesday night during a screening of film organised by a Jewish group following a bomb hoax. The caller was reported to have told a receptionist that "there are two bombs that will kill many people" at the Grade II listed site.
Now the owner of the company responsible for security at Blackburne House has spoken out about the incident. Lee Jones , owner of the Stone Management Group, said to the ECHO: "Whoever made this call, which caused distress to all concerned and disrupted a film made about free speech needs tracing and dealt with appropriately.
"This should not be happening in the world today."
Mr Jones, who founded the Liverpool based Stone group in the late 90s, also said that he was proud of the way his staff ensured the building was evacuated.
He added: "Everyone remained calm and I was obviously pleased to hear that there were no injuries."
Roy Meharg, a security officer with the Stone group, was working at Blackburne House on the night of the bomb scare.
He said: "I was made aware from my colleague that the reception had received a call that there was a 'bomb on site and many people were about to die'."
We instructed the receptionist to call the police immediately, whilst we set about carrying out a full evacuation of the building. I am pleased to say the evacuation was a success, and we ensured everyone remained calm, which they did."
Speaking after the event Naomi Wimborne-Idrissi, media officer for Jewish Voice for Labour, said: “A man said ‘Is this Blackburne House? Is there a Jewish event going on?’ to which the receptionist said she knew it was a Labour event but she didn’t know if it was Jewish.
“And he said ‘it’s a big Jewish event, I want to say there are two bombs that will kill many people’.
“And then he put the phone down.
“We hired extra security tonight because we know our film is controversial but we didn’t expect this kind of trouble.
“And it’s just terrible because it means a film about free speech is being suppressed.”
https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/liverpool-security-boss-slams-bomb-15210950
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