Attempt to blow up this weekends Man Utd v Liverpool game foiled

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Posted by mps242 on Apr-20-2004 12:52:

Attempt to blow up this weekends Man Utd v Liverpool game foiled

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/3638861.stm

It doesn't metion the game link, but apparently they had several tickets in their posession...

Posted by St_Andrew on Apr-20-2004 13:25:

Re: Attempt to blow up this weekends Man Utd v Liverpool game foiled

quote:
Originally posted by mps242
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/3638861.stm

It doesn't metion the game link, but apparently they had several tickets in their posession...

huh, so where did you get the game link from

happy they caught them anyway

Posted by mps242 on Apr-20-2004 13:49:

Re: Re: Attempt to blow up this weekends Man Utd v Liverpool game foiled

quote:
Originally posted by St_Andrew
huh, so where did you get the game link from

happy they caught them anyway

I didn't remember where I read the story originally, so I was hoping you would just take my word for it...

Here's a link with the relevent info:

http://edinburghnews.scotsman.com/i...fm?id=446292004

Posted by St_Andrew on Apr-20-2004 13:59:

ohh that is indeed very scary, and the security controls on those matches are almost non existant, easy target, haven't really thought about it before, seems like the next big attack to me =/

Posted by Yoepus on Apr-20-2004 14:33:

I guess that what nations that condone the booing of other nations athemns during sporting events get

.. in all respect I'm very glad they caught them. But I don't think we can be so sure that they wanted to blow in the stadium. Maybe they were just die-hard fans

Also... it looks like these terrorist were caught on "suspicions" seems like the UK patriot act at its finest to me

Posted by occrider on Apr-20-2004 14:43:

quote:
Originally posted by Yoepus
Also... it looks like these terrorist were caught on "suspicions" seems like the UK patriot act at its finest to me

Shhhhh. Potential civil liberty infringements are only a matter of discussion/hysteria if it occurs in the US.

Posted by George Smiley on Apr-20-2004 21:11:

quote:
Originally posted by occrider
Shhhhh. Potential civil liberty infringements are only a matter of discussion/hysteria if it occurs in the US.

Think the British have the worst civil liberties in Europe (probably in the whole western world!)

Anyway, what have al-Qaida got against the Chinese?!