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'Arson bid' near suspect's home
 Police observe two minutes' silence last Thursday in Northern Road, Aylesbury, near the home of Germaine Lindsay. JULY 7 BOMBINGSLONDON, England (CNN) -- An area near the home of one of the four men behind the July 7 suicide bomb attacks in London, Germaine Lindsay, has been evacuated after an arson attempt, police said Friday. Thames Valley Police told CNN said they found substances believed to be petrol or diesel around the house in the market town of Aylesbury, 40 miles (60 km) northwest of London. Jamaican-born Lindsay lived with his wife and child in the house, which is now standing empty. Police have said Lindsay was one of four bombers who carried out the July 7 attacks on the London underground and bus network which killed 52 people. Police said they had been called to Northern Road shortly after 6.30 a.m this morning after reports of a strong smell of petrol in the street. "What is believed to be petrol or diesel has been located, the area has been sealed off and houses in the immediate area have been evacuated while police and fire services examine the situation," said a spokesman. "This is being treated as an attempted arson attack and police would appeal to anyone who was in the area last night or the early hours of this morning to contact police via 0845 8 505 505 or the free and confidential Crimestoppers service on 0800 555 111." Neighbour Leanne Brown, 19, described to CNN how she had seen three young men in their early 20s loitering outside the empty house when she returned from her job as a bar worker at 5:40 a.m. She said that she had seen one of them throw a brick at the house of bomber Germaine Lindsay in Northern Road, but this had merely hit a screen erected by police around the house. "Apparently they had decided to spread some petrol around the house and set this alight. Only a small part was set alight, leaving a charred area," she told CNN. Thames Valley police confirmed there had been a "minor attempt" to light the fuel. Supt. Carole Haveron said: "The substance was found around the family home of the fourth London bomber which is currently unoccupied. "To conduct a premeditated attack like this is in itself a crime that puts the lives of innocent people in Northern Road at risk who themselves are united against the atrocities that took place in London. We would urge anyone who may have information about the person or people who carried out this act to contact us as soon as possible." British lawmakers faith leaders and police have called for a calm and tolerant response after the attacks, although the Muslim Council of Britain has reported a higher than normal level of abuse, including windows being smashed at mosques and Muslims being shouted at in the street. 
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