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Sen. Bill Heffernan Sneaks 'Pipe Bomb' Into Australian Parliament To Make A Point About Security

Andrew Greene
@AndrewBGreene
Liberal Senator Bill Heffernan shows his "pipe bomb" to a parliamentary committee
11:18 PM - 25 May 2014 [

Liberal Senator Bill Heffernan shows his "pipe bomb" to a parliamentary committee pic.twitter.com/1pci3yVES8

— Andrew Greene (@AndrewBGreene) May 26, 2014

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05/26/2014
An Australian lawmaker raised eyebrows during a Senate hearing Monday when he pulled out what he said was a pipe bomb and several sticks of dynamite.
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Australian Federal Police Commissioner Tony Negus said Heffernan showed him the device before the hearing began, according to News.com.au [ http://www.news.com.au/national/liberal-senator-bill-heffernan-smuggles-pipe-bomb-into-federal-parliament/story-fncynjr2-1226931492843 ].
“Before Senator Heffernan did produce that piece of pipe [ http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/bill-heffernan-smuggles-replica-pipe-bomb-into-parliament-house/story-fn59niix-1226931534802 ], which I think he referred to as a pipe bomb, it was just a piece of pipe, and he did show me that piece of pipe before I walked in this morning and said he was going to use it in some sort of demonstration," Negus was quoted as saying by The Australian. "But I was satisfied it was inert, it was just a piece of metal pipe and that’s all it was."
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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/05/26/bill-heffernan-pipe-bomb_n_5391400.html [with embedded video, and comments]


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Bill Heffernan

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Heffernan