A small missile caused the explosion at the headquarters of MI6, Britain`s foreign intelligence agency in central London, on Wednesday, said the head of Scotland Yard`s anti-terrorist branch, Alan Fry.
Fry said that there was minimal damage to the outside of the building on the south bank of the river Thames, less than a mile from the houses of Parliament and downing street. He refused to speculate on the type of weapon used, but said it was unlikely it had been mortar, which would have caused more damage.
Fry, addressing journalists outside the MI6 headquarters On Thursday, said police investigating the attack were keeping in mind dissident Irish republican groups but were not ruling out other possible perpetrators. The work of the intelligence service had not been disrupted by the blast, which witnesses said had been immediately followed by a second explosion. Bureau Report