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Retired engineer Kevin Rees convicted of blowing up ULEZ camera with homemade bomb
Rees used a homemade bomb to damage Ulez camera and nearby property, motivated by anti-Ulez views; no serious injuries occurred despite blast radius of 100 meters, police said.
- On Wednesday, jurors at Woolwich Crown Court found Kevin Rees guilty of causing an explosion likely to endanger life after a trial on the Sidcup ULEZ camera attack.
- Investigators tied the attack to Rees's social media activity opposing the ULEZ scheme; he joined anti-Ulez Facebook groups, which he said offered community and expressed strong opposition.
- Using a low-sophistication improvised explosive device , Rees lit a fuse and retreated before the device detonated at about 6.45pm on December 6 2023, propelling shrapnel over 100m and damaging cars and a child's bedroom.
- Following a home search that uncovered explosive powders and three home-made stun guns, Counter Terrorism Policing London arrested Rees on December 18 2023, and he will be sentenced at Woolwich Crown Court.
- Cameras have been repeatedly damaged since the 2023 ULEZ expansion, with the Sidcup camera installed earlier that day and another cut down in a separate, unrelated camera-cutting incident; ULEZ cameras help Transport for London monitor vehicles for charges.
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Man found guilty of Ulez camera explosion
Jurors at Woolwich Crown Court found Kevin Rees guilty of one count of causing an explosion likely to endanger life. A man has been found guilty of causing the explosion of an ultra-low emission zone (Ulez) camera in south-east London. Retired electrical appliances engineer Kevin Rees was on trial accused of damaging the camera in Willersley Avenue, Sidcup, by using a low-sophistication, improvised explosive device (IED) at about 6.45pm on Decem…
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