"The US Embassy in London was plunged into lockdown and bomb disposal experts carried out a controlled explosion after a bag containing wires and an iPad was left outside, a court heard. Daniel Parmenter, 44, is on trial at the Old Bailey accused of making a bomb hoax outside the embassy in Nine Elms last November 22. The court was told the defendant had denied intending to cause alarm, claiming it was just a form of sophisticated graffiti art."
"Opening his trial on Monday, prosecutor Lucy Organ told how Parmenter had left the suspicious item in an alleyway by the embassy in south-west London, at around 6am. At 8.30am, a civilian guard for the US Embassy was on a routine patrol when she noticed what she thought looked like a bomb and panicked, Ms Organ said. She backed away, took a photograph of the suspected bomb and returned to the embassy to raise the alarm."
"A police officer on duty at the embassy saw the photograph and walked down the alleway where he saw a drum, some photo frames, and a large metal tray with writing and a skull and crossbones on it, jurors were told. Ms Organ said: Next to all of this on the floor next to the wall was what appeared to be an IED, it was an old-style iPad with a key pad and firework wires all taped."
Daniel Parmenter, 44, faces trial at the Old Bailey accused of making a bomb hoax outside the US Embassy in Nine Elms on November 22. A bag containing wires and an old-style iPad with a keypad was left in an alleyway near the embassy. A civilian guard discovered the device during a routine patrol, photographed it and raised the alarm. A police officer found nearby props including a drum, photo frames, a metal tray marked with a skull and crossbones, and a note reading 'Danger Chemicals.' Bomb disposal officers carried out a controlled explosion and the embassy went into lockdown.
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