每天读一篇英语小故事：“We Could Have All Died!”

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　　Two bombing attempts in London failed last night. A Mercedes was parked in
front of a popular nightclub before closing time. There were at least 500
patrons inside the club. The Mercedes contained 11 full gasoline cans and 7
containers of nails. Apparently, the car was to be exploded by a call from a
cell phone, but someone, or something, goofed. The cell phone call didn’t
trigger the explosion. Instead, some smoke started spewing out of the car.
        　　An ambulance happened to drive by. The driver, seeing the smoke, called the
police. The police arrived quickly, and a bomb expert immediately entered the
car and started disarming the vehicle. A few minutes later, the police were
notified about another car, also full of explosive material, parked behind the
nightclub. That vehicle was also disarmed. Twice in one night, deadly explosions
had failed to occur. The bad guys had lost--this time.
        　　A new prime minister had just taken over in England. He said that God was
watching over London. Scotland Yard believed that terrorists were behind the
bombing attempts. When one patron at the nightclub found out how close he had
been to death, he said, “I’m so happy to be alive! Last night I was dancing all
night near the windows next to the street, and I would have been one of the
first to die. It’s scary to think about. I won’t be coming to this club for
another week or so.”