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ASPartOfMe
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30 Oct 2016, 12:03 am

Student appears in court charged over 'bomb' found on London tube Damon Smith, 19, smiled and waved to public gallery during first appearance in connection with device discovered at North Greenwich station

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From the public gallery, Smith’s mother interrupted the hearing, shouting: “He doesn’t know what he’s doing, he’s got Asperger’s syndrome"


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30 Oct 2016, 11:21 am

Interesting that this happened so soon after he moved out. Maybe he came under the influence of a terror cell?



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30 Oct 2016, 11:24 am

Uh what at his mother's quote? Now AS means not being very smart and incapable of understanding right from wrong, well gee if he has that trouble, then where were his legal guardians and how irresponsible of his mother to let him be on his own. :roll:


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