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  • [UK Prime Minister]Brown: 'Be United, Resolute And Strong' (Terror Alert Raised to Highest Level)

    06/30/2007 9:18:07 PM PDT · by 2ndDivisionVet · 3 replies · 505+ views
    Sky News ^ | July 1, 2007
    The Government has warned of "imminent" terrorist attacks after a Jeep was rammed into Glasgow airport and burst into flames. The jeep burst into flamesThe UK is now on "critical" alert - its highest terror threat level. Police say the attack is linked to the two car bombs that were found in the heart of London. It has also been revealed that one of the two suspects arrested in Scotland was wearing a "suspicious device". Officers would not say whether it was a suicide belt. Gordon Brown has warned the British people to be vigilant and told them to remain...
  • Police Arrrest 2 More in Connection With London, Scotland Terror Incidents

    06/30/2007 5:43:34 PM PDT · by Kaslin · 62 replies · 2,040+ views
    GLASGOW, Scotland — Three terrorist suspects were in police custody Sunday — and a fourth man under guard in hospital — following attacks that saw a flaming jeep crash into a Scottish airport and two car bomb plots foiled in central London.Scotland Yard said two people had been arrested in Cheshire, a county in northern England, in a joint swoop by specialist officers from London and Birmingham. In Scotland, officers arrested two men — one of them on fire — after a Jeep Cherokee rammed into Glasgow airport and burst into flames. The green SUV shattered glass doors at the...
  • Police: 2 more arrested in U.K. terror probe

    06/30/2007 5:40:32 PM PDT · by Sleeping Freeper · 14 replies · 671+ views
    msnbc.com ^ | 06/30/2007 | MSNBC
    GLASGOW, Scotland - British police announced the arrest of two people in connection with a massive terror investigation hours after a Jeep Cherokee trailing a cascade of flames rammed into Glasgow airport on Saturday, shattering glass doors just yards from passengers at the check-in counters. Police said they believed the attack was linked to two car bombs found in London the day before. The brazen attack in Scotland prompted Britain to raise its terror alert to “critical” — the highest possible level — and the Bush administration announced plans to increase security at airports and on mass transit.
  • US Warned of Glasgow Threat Two Weeks Ago

    06/30/2007 3:03:00 PM PDT · by jdm · 109 replies · 3,170+ views
    ABC News Blog ^ | June 30, 2007 | Richard Esposito and Rhonda Schwartz
    U.S. law enforcement officials received intelligence reports two weeks ago warning of a possible terror attack in Glasgow against "airport infrastructure or aircraft," a senior US law enforcement officials tells the Blotter on ABCNews.com. The intelligence reports also warned that airports and aircraft in the Czech Republic could be the targets of al Qaeda-connected terrorists. The warnings were kept secret for operational reasons, according to officials. In public, the White House and Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff have continued to maintain they know of no specific or credible threats involving the United States, even though the intelligence reports specify US...
  • CNN: Body of (Third) Terrorist Found In Car

    06/30/2007 2:22:02 PM PDT · by My Favorite Headache · 141 replies · 6,357+ views
    CNN | 6-30-2007
    Authorities per-CNN that a body has been found inside Cherokee...terrorist didn't get out.
  • U.K. airport crash linked to 2 car bombs

    06/30/2007 2:02:34 PM PDT · by AmericanMade1776 · 11 replies · 655+ views
    Yahoo News ^ | June 30,2007 | IAN STEWART
    GLASGOW, Scotland - A vehicle that crashed into Scotland's largest airport was being treated as a potential terror attack linked to two car bombs found in London, police said Saturday. One of the men driving in the car was in critical condition at a hospital for severe burns while the other man was in police custody, said Scottish Police Chief Constable Willie Rae. Rae said a "suspect device" was found on the suspect at the hospital and it was taken to a safe location where it was being investigated
  • Suspect device found on Glasgow suspect

    06/30/2007 1:59:05 PM PDT · by NormsRevenge · 23 replies · 1,178+ views
    AP on Yahoo ^ | 6/30/07 | AP
    GLASGOW, Scotland - One suspect from the Glasgow airport crash was in critical condition Saturday with severe burns, police said, adding that a "suspect device" was found on him. A Jeep Cherokee trailing a cascade of flames rammed into the airport earlier Saturday, shattering glass doors just yards from passengers lined up at the check-in counters. Police linked the crash to two terror plots in London. Britain raised its terror alert to "critical" — the highest possible level — and the Bush administration announced plans to increase security at airports and on mass transit. Both suspects were arrested at the...
  • UK PM Gordon Brown Live TV to People of UK. Says Nothing - Tries To Pump Sunshine - All BS

    06/30/2007 12:49:59 PM PDT · by MindBender26 · 53 replies · 1,351+ views
    Sky News ^ | Live Interview
    Brown emerges from # 10. Thanks cops, fire service, everyone else, (in fact, most everyone except the Royal Volunteer Coastal Lifeboat Service/) Says stay calm, leaves. Weak, wimpy, very "civil servant-like." They are breathing easier in Tehran.
  • Britain raises security alert level to critical - highest level indicating terror attacks imminent

    06/30/2007 12:24:22 PM PDT · by HAL9000 · 281 replies · 10,396+ views
    AP News Alert ^ | June 30, 2007
    Britain raises its security alert level to critical - the highest possible level indicating terror attacks are imminent.
  • BBC: Airport alert causes travel chaos ( Glasgow Scotland Airport attacked by Terrorists)

    06/30/2007 12:10:49 PM PDT · by Ernest_at_the_Beach · 65 replies · 2,312+ views
    BBC ^ | Saturday, 30 June 2007, 18:54 GMT 19:54 UK | BBC Staff
    Airport alert causes travel chaos The airport was evacuated following the alert Glasgow Airport has been closed and all flights have been suspended after a blazing car hit the terminal building.All roads around the airport have been closed following the incident, which happened at about 1515 BST. Operators BAA Scotland warned people not to travel to the airport "until further notice". Edinburgh Airport was also closed to vehicles, though flights are operating as normal. Security has been stepped up at Glasgow Central railway station. BAA Scotland spokesman Donald Morrison said that 35,000 passengers had been expected through Glasgow Airport...
  • Hospital Evacuated (Vanity) Why?

    06/30/2007 11:56:12 AM PDT · by SLB · 73 replies · 3,504+ views
    Self | 30 Jun 07 | Self
    This is all over Fox, but nothing else. Can any enlighten us?
  • Suicide attack on British airport

    06/30/2007 11:07:13 AM PDT · by LurkedLongEnough · 78 replies · 2,056+ views
    Times of India ^ | 30 Jun, 2007 | RASHMEE ROSHAN LALL
    LONDON: A blazing suicide car-bomb and self-immolation, by at least two men of Asian appearance, at the airport in the Scottish city of Glasgow has escalated Britain's fear of a wave of terrorist attacks targetted [sic] at it. The blazing car, described as a Cherokee jeep, was driven at high speed at the main terminal building at Glasgow Airport. Police confirmed the incident and said three men had been arrested.
  • TERRORIST CAR BOMB EXPLODES IN GLASGOW

    06/30/2007 9:29:27 AM PDT · by ChocChipCookie · 45 replies · 2,522+ views
    June 30, 2007 | Fox News
    Breaking news on Fox: SUV loaded with explosives explodes in front of Glasgow airport.
  • Car explodes at Scottish airport after London bombs

    06/30/2007 9:42:16 AM PDT · by bill1952 · 14 replies · 709+ views
    yahoo news ^ | 06/30/07 | Mark Trevelyan and Luke Baker
    LONDON (Reuters) - A four-wheel-drive vehicle crashed into the main terminal at Glasgow airport on Saturday and exploded in flames, a day after police foiled a possible al Qaeda plot to detonate two car bombs in central London. A Glasgow police spokeswoman said there were no immediate reports of any injuries and said the blaze was under control. Witnesses told the BBC that the vehicle, a Land Rover or a Jeep Cherokee, had exploded shortly after crashing into the glass front doors of the terminal, and said there was a heavy stench of petrol. "It raced across the central reservation...
  • Terror Strike As Burning Jeep Hits Airport

    06/30/2007 10:41:01 AM PDT · by Mount Athos · 26 replies · 1,220+ views
    sky news ^ | June 30, 2007
    Two people are being held after a burning Jeep was rammed through the terminal building at Glasgow airport. Gordon Brown is to chair a COBRA emergency meeting this evening in response to the terror strike, which came after two car bombs were found in London. Holidaymakers reported hearing a series of loud "bangs" and saw two men - one of whom was on fire - emerge from the vehicle. The man on fire was knocked down by a member of the public before he was arrested by police. There are reports of several injuries. The man on fire was taken...
  • Olbermann and 'Expert' Laugh at UK Attacks

    06/30/2007 9:48:55 AM PDT · by jdm · 62 replies · 2,975+ views
    Little Green Footballs ^ | June 30, 2007
    With the new attack on Glasgow Airport, here’s Keith Olbermann last night, speaking with “terrorism expert” Larry Johnson and scoffing at the London car bombs: Video: Olby and Larry Johnson shrug at the “non-event in London”.VIDEO
  • U.S. boosting security at airports: White House

    06/30/2007 10:55:00 AM PDT · by West Coast Conservative · 10 replies · 498+ views
    Reuters ^ | June 30, 2007
    U.S. airports will see an increased presence of local police and federal security officials amid heightened vigilance following an explosion in Glasgow and a bomb alert in London, the White House said on Saturday. White House spokesman Tony Snow said there was no indication of any specific U.S. threat, and the federal government's color-coded rating of the threat of a terrorist attack was not being increased. However, Snow said there will be an added presence of security officials for the sake of vigilance and travelers can expect some delays.
  • 2 men try to ram burning car into Glasgow Airport; 2 suspects arrested

    06/30/2007 10:20:17 AM PDT · by Clive · 79 replies · 2,041+ views
    Associated Press via Sun Media ^ | 2007-06-30 | (wire service)
    GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) - Two men tried to ram a sport utility vehicle with flames pouring from it into the main terminal of Glasgow airport on Saturday, crashing into the glass doors at the entrance and sparking a fire, witnesses said. Police said two suspects were arrested. The green SUV barrelled toward the building at high speed before crashing into security barriers. Witnesses said two men fled the SUV, one of them engulfed in flames. Two men were arrested, Strathclyde Police spokeswoman Lisa O'Neil said. The British Broadcasting Corp. says the Glasgow airport - the largest in Scotland - was...
  • BBC: Blazing car crashes into airport ( Glasgow Scotland--Deliberate attack )

    06/30/2007 10:04:30 AM PDT · by Ernest_at_the_Beach · 46 replies · 11,740+ views
    BBC ^ | Saturday, 30 June 2007, 16:55 GMT 17:55 UK | BBC Staff
    Blazing car crashes into airport The car was ablaze before crashing into the building Man 'tackled driver' A car on fire has been driven at the main terminal building at Glasgow Airport, police have confirmed.Eyewitnesses have described a Jeep Cherokee being driven at speed towards the building with flames coming out from underneath. They have also described seeing two Asian men, one of whom was on fire, who had been in the car. Strathclyde Police said two people had been arrested and detained in connection with the incident. The airport has been evacuated and all flights suspended following the...
  • Car on fire drives into Glasgow Airport

    06/30/2007 8:13:43 AM PDT · by Dog · 52 replies · 1,645+ views
    CNNAPBBC
    CNN is reporting a car on fire has driven into a terminal building at Gasglow Airport in Scotland.