
Saturday, 3rd May 2008 - 17:45CET
Police find fireworks in Naxxar store
The police have found a quantity of fireworks hidden in a store in Labour Avenue in the heart of Naxxar, a few corners away from the scene of the tragic blast which killed two people and demolished three houses two months ago.
The fireworks were hidden in a basement and were found in a police raid which included the adjoining Peace Band club.
The surrounding area was evacuated.
Army explosives experts were called to the scene to remove the fireworks, which were stored in boxes, as well as explosive materials in sacks,
Magistrate Myrian Hayman is leading an inquiry.




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Wake up will you not.
Back on the topic: The Government needs to enforce the law even more then ever with these amateur fireworks manufacturers storing their stocks in a populated area. It's a bomb waiting to go off and these people just live on another planet if they think the chances of an explosion is minimal. The cost of life is too great in those areas to risk it.
The government will hopefully deal with this better, and make a stand against the manufacturing of fireworks. It's the only way to cease this crysis, since there are bound to be more illegal stocks of fireworks or explosive materials somewhere in another densely populated area.
What I'd really like to know is where they are getting the materials from to manufacture the fireworks.
What emmy bezzina is say probably has the support of the majoraty of the population. The present goverment has less than half of the popular vote but still has the right to mspeak on behalf of all the maltes people. Emmy Bezzina speaks out about things that both the MLP and PN are terrified of in fear of loosing votes. One thing is for sure is that he got more votes than you or me as he at least has the guts to try and put words into action of which the benefactors would again be people like you and me.
@ tiziana, no body comes to clean the pollution from cars from my home neither !
why does the government ban fireworks when, when they are maufactures leaglly they are not harm to any body outside the fireworks factory?? i dont know why you are comapring illegal fireworks to the rest of the legal? i does not make any sens. answer this if a person kills someone else with a knife, the government has to ban knives from malta???? beacuse manyt innocent people die because someone breaks the law!!
Antoine Grima is my father, we live at Naxxar. No thanks to the Peace Club we just found out that we are living on a mine field. Apart from that every August we get on our property the remains of the fireworks used in the Gharghur feast, which no body dares to come and clean.
What happened two months ago should have been a lesson to all.
Now that we said bye bye to hunting, we need to say bye bye to fireworks once and for all.
I am all out against those people who are breaching the law. But it does not make sense
to ban fireworks displays. What about the fireworks festivals? Why is it that these events are highly promoted and followed by thousands of people and not just enthusiasts. The solution is regulation and moderation not prohibition.
who gave you the power to speak in the name of the people? I believe each time you got near a ballot paper, you never got more than a handful of votes.
As for the banning of fireworks, I strongly believe its the abuse which should be tackled seriously. Banning fireworks to tackle the abuse is like banning cars to solve the problem of reckless driving.
There's nothing you can do - you simply cannot stop time. And we have to change with the times. What do you expect? Continue with your 'passion' unabated?
Secondly, a very hefty fine, stall their monies in the banks, raise funds through selling off their property and give the money to those who lost everything they had. Let it be a lesson, a warning to one and all.
And roll on, EU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! We have curbed hunting - now it's fireworks and fireworks factories next!!!!! If people think that EVERYONE in Malta loves fireworks during festas, they're wrong! I, for one, stand up and say, enough! We don't need this.
And what are we waiting for the new tough laws to be enacted? Or are the ''experts'' still studying the situation???
And yes, if anyone falters, that village or town will be banned for life from holding any fireworks whatsover. Will we ever learn?
Fireworks displays should be banned. Forget amnesties and all that drivel ... these people will just not listen. This is not a matter of opinion. This is self defence. If you tolerate this your houses will be next, to borrow an idea from the Manic Street Preachers.
In the Name of the People:
Emmy Bezzina
Alpha Liberal Democratic Party
alpha@emmybezzina.org.
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They do not care about anyone as long as they are satisfied - Egoistic attitute at its best.
I wish we shall soon hear when all those responsible for illegal manufacture and storage of these substances will be brought to justice and punished accordingly.
In the meantime it is strongly suggested for the ministry responsible to BAN on all fireworks which, in layman's terms, end with a BIG BANG.
The Colours are beautiful..a work of art, but the Big Bang at the end is pure - Rubbish, apart from being harmful to all, including babies , sick people, elders, and even private property.