Nail bomb explodes at charity shop

Howard Lake | 1 February 2001 | News

A British Heart Foundation shop has received a nail bomb.

A parcel bomb containing nails exploded yesterday morning at the British Heart Foundation shop in Penrith, Cumbria. The volunteer who opened it was said to be shocked but uninjured.

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About Howard Lake
Howard Lake is consultant editor of UK Fundraising. He founded the site in 1994 and successfully sold it in 2022. As director of Giving X Ltd he is exploring growing giving on a massive scale. He is the founder of Fundraising Camp and co-founder of GoodJobs.