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Two men charged over Blair powder-bombing Thu May 20 2004 11:10:09 ET Two fathers' rights activists were charged Thursday with hitting British Prime Minister Tony Blair with a condom full of purple-coloured baking flour in parliament the day before, police said. Ron Davis, 48, and Guy Richard Harrison, 36, were charged under the Public Order Act with "using threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour, or disorderly behaviour, likely to cause harassment, alarm, or distress". They were released on bail, and told to appear at Bow Street magistrates court in central London next Wednesday, said a Metropolitan Police statement. Both men are members of Fathers 4 Justice, a lobby group for separated and divorced dads that is well-known for using high-profile stunts to draw attention to their cause. It is alleged that the men threw two condoms filled with purple-coloured flour at Blair during his weekly question period in the House of Commons on Wednesday, hitting him on the back with the second shot. The chamber was immediately evacuated as police, fearing a chemical attack, determined that the powder was harmless. A thorough review of security at the parliament was underway Thursday. |
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