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Somerset, UK Speed Camera Burned
A tire was used to torch a Somerset, UK speed camera.

A speed camera on the A358 near Henlade in Somerset, UK was destroyed with a burning tire Sunday evening. One motorist told the BBC News, "The camera housing is burnt and you can see the wires from the inside of the tyre hanging down."

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David Gollicker, from the Safety Camera Partnership, said: "I don't understand this stupidity. There are a minority intent on breaking the law. This could carry a prison sentence, and we are using technology to discover who they are."
Source: Speed camera is damaged in fire (BBC News (UK), 3/1/2005)

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