Attack at Glasgow Airport - Page 4

LancYorkYankee · 01-07-2007, 22:36

Yes, I realize the scope of the UK. I just mean a hit in England would be more front and center. As would a hit to Washington DC over Kalamazoo, Michigan.

Okay (still asking questions rather then making a statement), during the conflict with the IRA. How often was Wales or Scotland bombed or terrorized? I really don't know this answer but thought it was mainly England and Northern Ireland being attacked.

Brian

shillelagh · 01-07-2007, 22:50

It was England and Northern Ireland Lyy and mainly the big cities and towns that the IRA attacked Manchester, London and Brighton

garinda · 01-07-2007, 23:03

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Originally Posted by LancYorkYankee

Yes, I realize the scope of the UK. I just mean a hit in England would be more front and center. As would a hit to Washington DC over Kalamazoo, Michigan.

Okay (still asking questions rather then making a statement), during the conflict with the IRA. How often was Wales or Scotland bombed or terrorized? I really don't know this answer but thought it was mainly England and Northern Ireland being attacked.

Brian

I can't think of any IRA terrorist attacks that were in Scotland or Wales (?).

They did also hit what I suppose were soft targets in England, by which I mean places that had very little security systems in place, such as Warrington in Cheshire.

I heard three bombs go off whilst living in London. Hyde Park, Harrods, and Victoria Station, the last being the one that killed a customer of mine.

MargaretR · 01-07-2007, 23:39

Have you forgotten the IRA bomb which caused the rebuilding of a large section of Manchester centre?
AND the day that Accrington centre was cordoned off when a car boot full of the stuff was found on the car park of a tyre sales place off Eastgate?

garinda · 01-07-2007, 23:47

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Originally Posted by [email protected]

Have you forgotten the IRA bomb which caused the rebuilding of a large section of Manchester centre?
AND the day that Accrington centre was cordoned off when a car boot full of the stuff was found on the car park of a tyre sales place off Eastgate?

Me?

No. I'm like an elephant, I never forget.

I didn't mention large metropolitan centres that were attacked, like Manchester and Birmingham, and even Brighton, which all had some sort of security system in place, because we hopefully all remember those.

mani · 01-07-2007, 23:48

i think scotland and wales were never hit as the ira wanted to affect the english more than anything. even though there probably were scottish and welsh regiments present in NI they wanted to trouble the english specifically

garinda · 01-07-2007, 23:53

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Originally Posted by mani

i think scotland and wales were never hit as the ira wanted to affect the english more than anything. even though there probably were scottish and welsh regiments present in NI they wanted to trouble the english specifically

...plus, I don't know about Wales, though there were links claimed between Welsh nationalist organisations and the IRA, but there were/are very strong political ties between Scotland and Northern Ireland.

cashman · 01-07-2007, 23:55

one of the guys arrested on the M6 is allegedly an Iranian Doctor,from near Stoke,if he turns out to be one of these terrorists then its very disconcerting.

garinda · 02-07-2007, 00:05

There is a really integrated society in Glasgow. Well as far as Muslims are concerned, I'd better not mention the hatred the two Old Firm clubs have for each other.

I really hope it stays that way.

cashman · 03-07-2007, 00:52

just read they arrested a guy in Brisbane Australia in relation to all this, looks like for once their getting some good info?

Mick · 03-07-2007, 08:03

It Was Reported on tv last night that 5 of the 8 arrested are Doctors working in a local hospital,this just gets worse just who can you trust these days.

cashman · 03-07-2007, 09:41

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Originally Posted by mick

It Was Reported on tv last night that 5 of the 8 arrested are Doctors working in a local hospital,this just gets worse just who can you trust these days.

its a trend that if correct concerns me,cos these scum are known for changing tactics/ targets.

***Mr D*** · 03-07-2007, 09:54

I remember when the IRA has a safe house on Bold Street in Accy, IIRC it had quite a supply stashed there.

Scarey when people in a position of trust and supposed to be healers can so easly change to become murderers.

Lampman · 03-07-2007, 11:30

If as reported these people are indeed Doctors,then perhaps a rethink is needed on the terms and conditions that govern 'foreign' medical staff working in the UK.
Time to abandon the softly softly approach and time to close the ever open door(if indeed its not too late).
Once again the Government is seen kow-towing to the 'Community'not wishing to offend them by deleting the words Islam and Muslim from any terroist news briefing.
Once again I will state the obvious, We are all the community,we are all at risk and we all should seek to aprehend the culprits whatever our or their ethnic background.
The last day or two underlines the hate that some societies have for the U.K.and our way of life.It's time we all pulled together to defeat this growing threat.

davo69 · 03-07-2007, 11:49

lets not get carried away no one as been found guilty yet