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| Suspicious device found on Glasgow suspect |
| 2007-07-01 |
| A suspect device was found on one of the men who were in the car that slammed into a Glasgow Airport terminal, forcing the evacuation of the hospital in which he was being treated, said Scottish Police Chief Constable Willie Rae. The other man was under arrest. Police would not comment on the device or say whether it could have been a planned suicide attack. "I can confirm that we believe the incident at Glasgow airport is linked to the events in London yesterday," Rae said. "There are clearly similarities and we can confirm that this is being treated as a terrorist incident." |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #6 Boomer belt say some sources. The joyous fire apparently damaged the wiring, thus only the candle, no boom. |
| Posted by: twobyfour 2007-07-01 17:32 |
| #5 A suspect device was found on one of the men who were in the car that slammed into a Glasgow Airport terminal, forcing the evacuation of the hospital in which he was being treated Grenade or boomer belt? |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2007-07-01 17:28 |
| #4 Yes he was carrying a suspicious device - a copy of the Koran. |
| Posted by: Elmurong the Elder7700 2007-07-01 10:24 |
| #3 Glasgow is about the dumbest place in the UK to do this (Belfast is probably the worst). There are already sectarian divides in Glasgow - the 'Old Firm' clashes between Celtic/Rangers have been brutal in the past (rumours of grenades! being involved in the 1920's), and the guys today are no strangers to violence. Here's an example of Rangers fans going mad when the Celtic goalie blesses himself: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f-zAFWGu-gc And just for 'balance' here's some Celtic fans doing much the same http://youtube.com/watch?v=d5VgOumuNhs Basically, I think the Muslim community in Glasgow can count itself very lucky that the attack did not go of as these guys wanted. |
| Posted by: Tony (UK) 2007-07-01 07:16 |
| #2 It's easy to be absolutely passionately violently and relentlessless repetitively certain about things from behind a keyboard. For those who are actually tasked with getting the analysis right and doing something to prevent further attacks it's probably a good idea to go beyond first impressions, gather forensics data, put together intel gathered in the last 48 hours ... You know, that sort of boring stuff from the real world, where posturing is less important than accuracy. And where statements by officials carry weight and consequences. |
| Posted by: lotp 2007-07-01 07:00 |
| #1 "There are clearly similarities and we can confirm that this is being treated as a terrorist incident." Whoa, Nellie! The truth outs at last. |
| Posted by: Zenster 2007-07-01 04:40 |