Come on UK, get your shit together. Seems like there's an attempt every month.
Others have said their comments but come on. Unless we're in Minority Report, it's impossible to stop every terrorism attempt 100% of the time.
Come on UK, get your shit together. Seems like there's an attempt every month.
Cells in Europe have learned that every attempt brings intense scrutiny on every known associate, with an increased tempo of police raids and interrogations - they often lose more than they gain (even if no one gets caught, their ability to operate is severely hampered.) The old school terrorists, like the IRA, had a far superior support network to disappear in so they did indeed do dry-runs and diversions. The IS-inspired clowns aren't at that level and have to make each attempt count.
From what I can tell based on social media, they messed up a real strike; the power source and initiator worked but the explosive fell short of effect. Also, the placement in the middle of the train is a poor choice so the delivery person either wasn't trained or panicked.
Come on UK, get your shit together. Seems like there's an attempt every month.
Yeah I've been to London quite a few times and I'm ok at the underground but no expert. Imagining having to deal with security checks would be ridiculous as everyone has said
I'm in London in a couple of days and this isn't really bothering me. They can fuck off
Yeah best to go and get a tea or something until 7 if you have lots of baggage. Peak hours are a fucking nightmare. Really miserable experience.
BBC news report last I checked was really lacking.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/201...ain-parsons-green-reports-injuries-district1/
Here's the thing.
Average fatalities through terrorism in the UK
1980-1989 107 per annum
1990-1999: 50 per annum
2000-2009: 8 per annum
2010-today: 1.6 per annum
So in the context of expanding global terrorism, the UK sees a rapid decade-on-decade reduction in fatalities through terrorism.
Just watching the news and they're saying the bomb failed to go off and that the initial blast was likely a detonator or only partial blast.
They also said if the bomb detonated as intended it would have destroyed at least the carriage if not more with how big it is.
Here's the thing.
Average fatalities through terrorism in the UK
1980-1989 107 per annum
1990-1999: 50 per annum
2000-2009: 8 per annum
2010-today: 1.6 per annum
So in the context of expanding global terrorism, the UK sees a rapid decade-on-decade reduction in fatalities through terrorism.
Gare du Nord in Paris has been suffering from the same issue ever since the Thalys attack. They added checks and detectors before the Thalys platforms, which means the queue spills in the hall and makes it super crowded. I guess now, terrorists don't even need to buy a Thalys ticket.
Edit: the Châtelet station is a poor example. The controls are for the mall, and when you're there changing lines, you don't go through any security (thankfullly).
Jesus, I had no idea the IRA targeted so many civilians
Come on UK, get your shit together. Seems like there's an attempt every month.
Fucks sake
I hope nobody was badly hurt
Just watching the news and they're saying the bomb failed to go off and that the initial blast was likely a detonator or only partial blast.
They also said if the bomb detonated as intended it would have destroyed at least the carriage if not more with how big it is.
Just watching the news and they're saying the bomb failed to go off and that the initial blast was likely a detonator or only partial blast.
They also said if the bomb detonated as intended it would have destroyed at least the carriage if not more with how big it is.
Damn, I'm not religious, but thank God it failed to go off.
Here's the thing.
Average fatalities through terrorism in the UK
1980-1989 107 per annum
1990-1999: 50 per annum
2000-2009: 8 per annum
2010-today: 1.6 per annum
So in the context of expanding global terrorism, the UK sees a rapid decade-on-decade reduction in fatalities through terrorism.
London Ambulance Service is saying 18 injured, but none in serious condition.
I don't know where you're getting your statistics, but the Manchester attack alone already disproves them.
That doesn't make it ok. The IRA didn't actively go out of their way to mass murder. They almost always gave warnings before a major incident went off. This is a very different breed of terrorism. You simply can't neogiate with this.
That doesn't make it ok. The IRA didn't actively go out of their way to mass murder. They almost always gave warnings before a major incident went off. This is a very different breed of terrorism. You simply can't neogiate with this.
Jesus, I had no idea the IRA targeted so many civilians
Most of them Northern Irish, mind. There were some very large and public bombs in England that everyone knows about, but the vast majority of the killing was in Northern Ireland and it took many forms - bombing, land mines, shootings, assassinations etc.
(The Lockerbie bombing was by Libyans)
That doesn't make it ok. The IRA didn't actively go out of their way to mass murder. They almost always gave warnings before a major incident went off. This is a very different breed of terrorism. You simply can't neogiate with this.
Wow, I had no idea the violence during the troubles was so constant. God.
Wow, I had no idea the violence during the troubles was so constant. God.
Living through it was numbing to the point where you were just used to death and tormentWow, I had no idea the violence during the troubles was so constant. God.
Wow, I had no idea the violence during the troubles was so constant. God.
They would regularly call news reporters and newspapers with code words to say a bomb threat is real.This is utterly false.
That doesn't make it ok. The IRA didn't actively go out of their way to mass murder. They almost always gave warnings before a major incident went off.
Here's the thing.
Average fatalities through terrorism in the UK
1980-1989 107 per annum
1990-1999: 50 per annum
2000-2009: 8 per annum
2010-today: 1.6 per annum
So in the context of expanding global terrorism, the UK sees a rapid decade-on-decade reduction in fatalities through terrorism.
That doesn't make it ok. The IRA didn't actively go out of their way to mass murder. They almost always gave warnings before a major incident went off. This is a very different breed of terrorism. You simply can't neogiate with this.
They would regularly call news reporters and newspapers with code words to say a bomb threat is real.
If you're talking about specific people targeted instead of the wider public then yeah, that would be counter productive.
Another attack in London by a loser terrorist.These are sick and demented people who were in the sights of Scotland Yard. Must be proactive!
Loser terrorists must be dealt with in a much tougher manner.The internet is their main recruitment tool which we must cut off & use better!
The travel ban into the United States should be far larger, tougher and more specific-but stupidly, that would not be politically correct!
We have made more progress in the last nine months against ISIS than the Obama Administration has made in 8 years.Must be proactive & nasty!
Manchild Trump is awake and yep, Tweeting.
Now this is a cunt
When there is a major life threatening incident in a confined space, tightly packed with people, you cannot expect anything other than panic and confusion. Trying to paint the victims as arseholes for doing what most will do naturally is not on.From what I've read so far seems like more people were injured in the mad stampede to get out rather than the actual explosion. Way to care for your fellow commuters.
Manchild Trump is awake and yep, Tweeting.
Known to Scotland Yard? Have police confirmed that? Or did Trump just tweet an intelligence briefing?
I don't know where you're getting your statistics, but the Manchester attack alone already disproves them.
Manchild Trump is awake and yep, Tweeting.
Like how you were proactive against the nazis? oh, right...
Blame the Internet - don't blame anything else. Riiiiiight.
Blaming the UK here for bringing this on ourselves? Connecting terrorism to PC?
Now this is a cunt
He's either lying about an ongoing police investigation, or he's just leaked incredibly important information publicly that will jeapodise the investigation.
What a complete cunt.
That doesn't make it ok. The IRA didn't actively go out of their way to mass murder. They almost always gave warnings before a major incident went off. This is a very different breed of terrorism. You simply can't neogiate with this.