New Delhi: Barely a week before the second anniversary of the July 7 London bombings, Britain finds itself a terror target once again. The threat level in the country is 'critical' after a car crashed into the main terminal of the Glasgow airport on Saturday and burst into flames.
Two Asian men, one of them in flames, emerged from the car and were wrestled to the ground by police. The incident came just a day after police foiled an alleged al-Qaeda plot to detonate two car bombs in London.
“The front of the terminal building seemed to catch fire and there was smoke and flames obviously going inside and outside as well. Everyone just ran, I mean they were absolutely terrified, as you can imagine. Because we, the first thing in all our minds was: is it an accident, is it a terrorist attack,” said a witness, Jim Manson.
There were no reports of causalities or serious injuries, but Britain's Home Office is not taking any chances. Newly appointed British PM, Gordon Brown, facing his first challenge, met with top security officials. He urged the public to be cautious and described the incident as an attack.
“The first duty of a government is the security and safety of all the British people. So, it is right to raise the levels of security at airports and in crowded places in the light of the heightened threat. I want all British people to be vigilant and I want them to support the police and all the authorities in the difficult decisions that they have to make,” said Brown.
Meanwhile, Police are reviewing security plans for major events in the UK like the Wimbledon tennis tournament and a concert for Princess Diana on Sunday. The US has announced it would increase its alert status too.
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