Overview
- Prosecutors said a bag with wires and an old iPad left near the Nine Elms embassy on 22 November prompted a lockdown and a controlled explosion.
- The display included what prosecutors described as an iPad with a keypad and taped firework wires, plus items bearing warnings and US Navy references.
- A civilian embassy guard spotted the setup around 8:30am, raised the alarm, and police imposed a cordon with local road closures before bomb officers acted.
- CCTV led to the identification and arrest of Daniel Parmenter two days later; he told police it was an art installation and denied intending to cause alarm.
- A search of his Bayswater flat uncovered another suspicious item assessed as not viable by explosives officers, and the Old Bailey trial is ongoing.