Bristol car fires: Police examine anarchist claims
Anarchists have claimed responsibility for arson attacks on five cars in an affluent area of Bristol, police said.
The vehicles, including a Porsche, were parked in driveways and on the road in Long Ashton when they were set alight at about 04:00 GMT on Tuesday.
Police said it was "sheer luck" nobody was seriously hurt or killed.
Det Ch Insp Andy Bevan said they had been made aware a group was claiming responsibility for the fires online but were keeping an open mind.
Avon and Somerset Police said in September more than 20 crimes across Bristol in the last three years, including an arson attack on the force's partially-constructed firearms centre, could be linked to extreme anarchist groups.
In Tuesday's incident, the targeted cars were parked in Blackcurrant Drive, Perry Road and Brook Close.
Extensive damage was caused to each vehicle and nearby houses were also smoke damaged.
(continued, anarchists are not what they used to be....)
