All these terrorists could make a large scale Molotov cocktail

That's about all it amounted to.

But were the drivers swarthy? That's the determining factor if they were
terrorists, right?

Galen Hekhuis wrote:

On Sun, 1 Jul 2007 15:41:34 -0400, "Sid9" <sid9@bellsouth.net> wrote:

"Speeders & Drunk Drivers are MURDERERS" <xeton2001@yahoo.com> wrote
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/6257846.stm

Last Updated: Sunday, 1 July 2007, 07:31 GMT 08:31 UK

An incident in which a car was driven at Glasgow Airport's main
terminal and burst into flames is being treated as a terror attack
by police.

Strathclyde Police also said the attack was being linked with the
car bombs found in central London on Friday.

The force's Chief Constable Willie Rae said: "There are clearly
similarities and we can confirm this is being treated as a terrorist
incident."

Two men were arrested following the attack at 1515 BST on Saturday.

Two further arrests were made in Cheshire in connection with the
incident in Glasgow and the car bombs found in London's West End.

Anti-terror police from the Metropolitan Police's Counter Terrorism
Command assisted by officers from the West Midlands Counter
Terrorism Unit made the arrests, Scotland Yard said.

Mr Rae earlier told a news conference in Glasgow that the suspect
at the city's Royal Alexandra Hospital was being treated for severe
burns and was in a critical condition.

He said a 'suspect device' had been found on the suspect.

"As a consequence of that, the hospital was partly evacuated until
the device was removed and put into a safe area," he said.

Experts later found the item was not linked to any explosive and it
was declared safe,

(snip)

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They found no evidence of a bomb. Just a car that caught on fire
which is common after a crash. And now they say the "suspect
device" was not linked to any explosive!! And the suspect was not
blown up but merely burned!!

*****.

The car had burning gasoline and propane tanks.

So?

Fire hoses could not extinguish the propane.

Traditional fire hoses may not have been able to extinguish the fire
in that particular case, I don't know, but burning propane can and has
been extinguished.

The best they could do keep the tanks cool so they wouldn't explode.
The video is self evident.

All propane tanks are fitted with a pressure relief valve, granted,
you may get quite a fire, but it is doubtful the propane tanks would
"explode." Even if the relief valve fails, tanks tend to rupture, not
explode. Face it, every military in the world uses explosives, not
propane cylinders, for their fragmentation devices.

Explosive are rare and difficult to find in
Great Britain due to their experience with the IRA.

I guess that's why they didn't use any, as one CNN "terrorism expert"
admitted today.

All these terrorists could make a large scale Molotov cocktail

That's about all it amounted to.

If a propane tank is burning in a
fashion in that is causing no
external damage it is usually left
to burn out.

Precaution is taken to keep the
tank from getting so hot that the
internal pressure builds up to
explosive.

I remember a propane tanker over-
turning, catching fire and being
allowed to burn itsrlf out over at
least a week

Here's an article that may enlighten you:



During propane tank fires, the potential always exists for an explosion
known as boiling liquid expanding vapor explosion (BLEVE). To reduce this
risk, fire departments, fire fighters, and propane tank owners and users
should follow the recommendations below.

They are based on emergency response procedures in the 1996 North American
Emergency Response Guidebook (NAERG96), which were developed jointly by
Transport Canada, the U.S. Department of Transportation, and the Secretariat
of Communications and Transportation of Mexico.

Fire fighters should do the following:

a.. Fight fire from the maximum distance possible, or use unmanned hose
holders or monitor nozzles.

b.. Cool containers by flooding them with large quantities of water until
well after fire is out.

c.. Do not direct water at the source of leak or at safety devices; icing
may occur.

d.. Leave the area immediately if you hear a rising sound from venting
safety devices or see discoloration of the tank.

e.. For massive fires, use unmanned hose holders or monitor nozzles; if
this is impossible, leave the area and let the fire burn.

f.. Be aware that when a BLEVE occurs, sections of the tank can fly in any
direction. Just avoiding the ends of the tank should not be considered a
safe operating procedure.

I always heard that propane was a gas at normal atmospheric pressure, so
there really wouldn't have been much of it around after the initial couple
of seconds, or if the
containment tanks blew up. Regardless, propane would have been a flash in
the pan...er!...Jeep.

But all was not lost, as at least one of the perps was barbecued on the way
to see if allah gave a crap.