UK bomb alerts

Two bomb alerts I know of in the last two days, one at Doncaster
station and the other at Roslin Chapel (I happened to find out
about them since my girlfriend was involved in an event that was
affected by both in succession).

Were there a whole lot in other places round the UK?

I'd expect the level of official paranoia to correlate with the
number of brown bits Blair has licked out of America's arse, so
this isn't surprising at the moment.

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Anyone who leaves a bag unattended anywhere should be sparking off
some concern. At what point this constitutes what you would consider a
"bomb alert" is debatable.

On Sat, 29 Jul 2006 23:24:28 +0100, Jack Campin - bogus address
wrote:

Two bomb alerts I know of in the last two days,

Two bomb alerts I know of in the last two days,
Anyone who leaves a bag unattended anywhere should be sparking off
some concern. At what point this constitutes what you would consider
a "bomb alert" is debatable.

It constitutes a bomb alert when somebody gets a building evacuated.
Closing a major tourist attraction and shutting down one of the
busiest railway lines in the UK is a bit more than "some concern".

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Jack Campin - bogus address wrote:
Two bomb alerts I know of in the last two days,
Anyone who leaves a bag unattended anywhere should be sparking off
some concern. At what point this constitutes what you would
consider a "bomb alert" is debatable.

It constitutes a bomb alert when somebody gets a building evacuated.
Closing a major tourist attraction and shutting down one of the
busiest railway lines in the UK is a bit more than "some concern".

True, but it's also fairly common, at least in the busier parts of the
UK and Europe. Any bag left behind becomes a "suspect package" as is
dealt with accordingly. Evacuation of a building or a station and
suspension of transport services may be necessary. Welcome to the 21st
century.

--
Richard J.
(to e-mail me, change 'ten' to 'net' in address)

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(Jack Campin - bogus address) wrote:

*From:* Jack Campin - bogus address
*Date:* Sat, 29 Jul 2006 23:24:28 +0100

Two bomb alerts I know of in the last two days, one at Doncaster
station and the other at Roslin Chapel (I happened to find out
about them since my girlfriend was involved in an event that was
affected by both in succession).

Were there a whole lot in other places round the UK?

Not enough to make the news...

Richard J. wrote:

Jack Campin - bogus address wrote:

Two bomb alerts I know of in the last two days,

Anyone who leaves a bag unattended anywhere should be sparking off
some concern. At what point this constitutes what you would
consider a "bomb alert" is debatable.


It constitutes a bomb alert when somebody gets a building evacuated.
Closing a major tourist attraction and shutting down one of the
busiest railway lines in the UK is a bit more than "some concern".


True, but it's also fairly common, at least in the busier parts of the
UK and Europe. Any bag left behind becomes a "suspect package" as is
dealt with accordingly. Evacuation of a building or a station and
suspension of transport services may be necessary. Welcome to the 21st
century.

IMO, even if such measures prove to be "overreaction" 99% of
the time, there is still that 1% when the "alert" proves
warranted, and lives are saved by it. Terrorist or merely
mentally ill (if there is a difference) there are a lot of
violent people out there who think killing innocents to
"make a statement" is warranted.

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In article ,
(Jack Campin - bogus address) wrote:

*From:* Jack Campin - bogus address
*Date:* Sat, 29 Jul 2006 23:24:28 +0100

Two bomb alerts I know of in the last two days, one at Doncaster
station and the other at Roslin Chapel (I happened to find out
about them since my girlfriend was involved in an event that was
affected by both in succession).

Were there a whole lot in other places round the UK?

Not enough to make the news...

The vast majority don't. Fairly typical is one I watched a few years ago. A
briefcase was standing in the middle of a car park outside the local Council
Offices. The owner returned to pick it up while the RN bomb disposal expert
was rolling his robot out of the van. The owner had put the briefcase down
while opening his car and driven off without picking it up again. The owner
of a piece of unattended baggage at Toulouse airport last year was rather
less lucky and the sound of it being blown open was audible throughout the
bits the public were still allowed into.

Colin Bignell

Jack Campin - bogus address wrote:

Two bomb alerts I know of in the last two days, one at Doncaster
station and the other at Roslin Chapel (I happened to find out
about them since my girlfriend was involved in an event that was
affected by both in succession).

Were there a whole lot in other places round the UK?

I'd expect the level of official paranoia to correlate with the
number of brown bits Blair has licked out of America's arse, so
this isn't surprising at the moment.

I don't think it makes a any difference. Bomb alerts are common here,
and nearly always caused by idiots leaving bags unattended.

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Following up to Jack Campin - bogus address

Closing a major tourist attraction and shutting down one of the
busiest railway lines in the UK is a bit more than "some concern".

Is it?
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