article_snippet.sent: A former commander of the Metropolitan Police's elite Flying Squad has said the Hatton Garden gem heist could be linked to The Holborn fire.
article_snippet.sent: John O'Connor, a highly experienced former police detective, has claimed the major power outage and the proximity of the multi-million burglary was far more than a coincidence.
article_snippet.sent: Speaking on LBC, Former Flying Squad chief John O'Connor said: 'Yeah, I think that probably was deliberate. '
article_snippet.sent: That seems to Former Flying Squad chief John O'Connor as too much of a coincidence.'
article_snippet.sent: Former Flying Squad chief John O'Connor also said that in Former Flying Squad chief John O'Connor opinion, to succeed with such a complicated and ambitious crime, A gang of criminals must have had some inside help.
article_snippet.sent: Former Flying Squad chief John O'Connor added: 'You're gonna have to have a detailed layout of the whole of the business.
article_snippet.sent: Former head of Scotland Yard's Flying Squad, John O'Connor, pictured, said the Holborn fire and the raid could be linked . '
highlights_snippet.sent: Former Flying Squad chief John O'Connor believes there could be a link .