Two terrorist attacks attempted in UK over the weekend

Published: July 1, 2007, 6:34 am

On Friday the target was a truck bomb outside the Ministry of Sound nightclub in London. Yesterday it was Glasgow airport. From today's Guardian: At 3.11pm, a Jeep Cherokee wreathed in flames was crashed into the doors of the main terminal building at Glasgow. Driven by two 'Asian-looking' men, it came to a halt as they threw petrol over it and appeared to try to detonate the vehicle. With the help of bystanders, the two men were overpowered and arrested. One was fighting for his life last night, after throwing petrol over himself and setting it alight. There was a further twist last night as the Royal Alexandra Hospital in Paisley, where the man was being treated, was evacuated. Strathclyde Police later said that the man had possibly been wearing a suicide vest. Intelligence sources confirmed the attack on Glasgow airport appeared to be aimed at killing passengers. As with the failed London attack, the explosives and gas canisters which appeared to be in the Jeep did not detonate, a

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