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Flaming SUV slams into Scotland airport

Posted : Sat, 30 Jun 2007 16:20:00 GMT
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Category : UK (World)
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GLASGOW, Scotland, June 30 A flaming sport utility vehicle plowed into the terminal at the Glasgow, Scotland Airport and exploded Saturday.

CNN said some injuries were reported while the driver was grabbed by police as he tried to flee.

The bizarre incident comes a day after two cars rigged with gasoline explosives were disarmed in London in what terrorism experts are certain was an al-Qaida swipe at the new British prime minister.

Details from Scotland were sketchy; however, CNN said it appeared the explosion was probably the vehicle's gas tank rather than a bomb.

Although the incident was not immediately branded a terrorism incident, witnesses said the SUV appeared to be heading toward the terminal at full speed. It was not known why the vehicle was on fire.

Flights operations at Glasgow Airport were suspended and the terminal was evacuated.

Copyright 2007 by UPI

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By: Evan , Sat, 30 Jun 2007 16:56:52 GMT

The vehicle was on fire because the driver wanted it to be a massive Molotov cocktail. If the gas tank is on fire (contrary to popular belief, gas doesn't explode) and then the car slams into something, the gas tank will crack open spreading this gas, which is already on fire, all over the place. He probably thought as an added bonus the fumes would ignite as well once it disperses enough to mix with the oxygen.

Unfortunately for him, life isn't hollywood, and his mix, although dangerous, is not nearly as threatening as it sounds (especially to a massive airport), unless he hit a gas pipe like the terror plot planned for JFK NYC a few months back.



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