Man charged over string of British letter bombs

LONDON, Feb 22 (Reuters) British police charged a man today in connection with a string of letter bomb attacks in the last two months which injured at least 10 people.

The man, identified as Miles Cooper, was charged with seven offences under the Explosive Substances Act and with five under the Offences Against the Person Act, the Crown Prosecution Service said.

Cooper, who was arrested on Monday at a house in the eastern English city of Cambridge, will appear in court tomorrow.

''I am now satisfied that there are no other postal packages connected to this inquiry that will present a danger to the public,'' Anton Setchell, police national coordinator for domestic extremism, said in a statement.

At least 10 people were injured, none of them seriously, in five letter bomb attacks between Jan. 18 and Feb. 7 aimed variously at science laboratories and companies and organisations with motoring links.

Two other bombs were detected before they went off.

In one of the worst attacks, six people were hurt in Swansea, south Wales, on February 7 when a letter bomb exploded at the offices of the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency, which collects vehicle tax and keeps records of ownership.

Media reports have said Cooper is aged 27 and works as a caretaker at a primary school in Cambridge.

Setchell thanked the staff and pupils of a Cambridge primary school for their cooperation with police.

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