Scotland Yard has said that a top British Army General was the target of an Irish Republican Army (IRA)-style semtex bomb placed under a car in west London. The officer, Lieutenant-General Sir David Ramsbotham, is not thought to be under armed protection.

Report shows west London street.

A neighbour pointing under the car to where bomb was placed.

The officer's house.

The painter who realised what the package was.

Interview with the neighbour who says she saw the box but didn't think anything of it.

Plastic box displayed.

Police Press Conference.

Car in the street.

To camera Mike Burns.

Commander George Churchill-Coleman of the Anti-Terrorist Squad speaking at the press conference.

The reporter is Mike Burns.

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