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CCTV footage shows ULEZ camera exploding after suspected homemade IED attack

Man on trial for allegedly blowing up ULEZ camera with homemade bomb
  • CCTV footage has been released showing a ULEZ camera exploding in Sidcup, south-east London, on 6 December 2023.
  • Retired electrical engineer Kevin Rees is on trial at Woolwich Crown Court, accused of damaging the camera.
  • Rees is alleged to have used a low-sophistication, improvised explosive device (IED) to cause the explosion.
  • CCTV captured Rees leaving his home with a 'bag of tools' shortly before the incident and returning with an empty bag afterwards, though he claims no recollection of his whereabouts.
  • Rees, 63, denies all charges, and the trial is continuing.
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