A British man said police told him they blew up his car because it was parked illegally near the prime minister's office and raised terrorism fears. Michael Raphel, 28, of Oxford, England, said he was visiting London to celebrate a friend's birthday and parked his car Nov. 7 in an area that police later informed him was less than a quarter mile from 10 Downing Street, Prime Minister Gordon Brown's residence and office, and was along the route of parade due to take place the following day, The Daily Telegraph reported Monday. Raphel said he returned to his car at 2 a.m. to find it surrounded by anti-terrorism police. Read more OfficialWire: London Police Explode Illegally Parked Car
