Re: Glasgow airport attack

Fat Freddy's Cat wrote:
"Fat Sam" <samandjanetknox@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Does dousing a car in petrol sound like an efficient way to carry
out a terrorist attack?


in the circumstances you state above, then generally no. However,
lets add the bit you missed -

"dousing a car in petrol, and crashing it at high speed into the
terminal of a major international airport"

Simple Answer...Yes.

Glasgow closed to all flights -
knock on to other flights -
Edinburgh closed to cars -
other airports tightening security -


Seems like a perfect way to cause some chaos to me.

Okay then. answer this.

Why douse the car in petrol? Would the effect not have been the same if the
car was undoused?
Why not use something big like a van or a minibus?
Why was there more than one person in the vehicle? Surely the effect would
have been exactly the same if there was just a driver.

No, I'm sorry. This one just doesn't add up.


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