BBC: lorry deliberately ploughs in to german christmas market

[Helmet Cole]

Sadly only a matter of time until it happens here again. Stuff like a random in a truck is just not predictable until they mount the kerb and start killing. I'm sure the security services can keep tabs on large fertilizer purchases or extremist chatter, but any idiot can hire/steal a lorry without it registering.

 

[Ruhr]

yes, the guy found dead in the lorry was the original polish driver. Seemed to be hijacked

 

[purplenose]

Sadly only a matter of time until it happens here again. Stuff like a random in a truck is just not predictable until they mount the kerb and start killing. I'm sure the security services can keep tabs on large fertilizer purchases or extremist chatter, but any idiot can hire/steal a lorry without it registering.

I think it will be a big one here, like you say only a matter of time. A small group carrying out a suicide raid with AK47s and vests like the attacks in India or Kenya on an easy target such as the Trafford Centre, Just imagine how many infidels they could see off before an armed response unit could even get there let alone take them out. Even bring an aircraft down over a populated area, An A380 on approach over Stockport would be a juicy target for a terrorist armed with any number of simple to operate shoulder launched anti aircraft weapons. All widely available at a most reasonable price to any loon with hard currency, outlets in Pyongyang Beirut Damascus or Mogadishu for those that like to haggle and get a bargain. If you want to shop for your weapons more local you can always go and see a man about a dog in Dublin.

Its a bloody awful mess and its going to get alot worse before it gets better.

 

[MCFCTrick]

Just two lonely wolves ...

 

[SWP's back]

Just two lonely wolves ...

One. You find it difficult to check the story before posting?

 

[MCFCTrick]

One. You find it difficult to check the story before posting?

It had said two before I went to bed ... thank you, as one of the ever vigilant BM police for your swift correction though.

 

[SWP's back]

It had said two before I went to bed ... thank you, as one of the ever vigilant BM police for your swift correction though.

The post two above yours tells you the "accomplice" dead in the truck was the poor driver of it.

And I thought it worth correcting given the point you were implying.

 

[SWP's back]

Never heard my old fella and two uncles who fought against em every call them Nazis in all honesty it was always Jerry or Germans in fact one Uncle who was a sergeant in the Royal Marine Commandos always told me as a kid didn't know about Nazis all the ones he seen off were Germans.Think Nazis sort of not to upset the Germans now.

We were at war with the Germans yes.

The point about the Nazis was pertaining to the extermination of several million Jews but that appears to have been lost.

Purplenose started this and then has made lots of posts on it after he originally posted that "The Muslims" had been using trucks for decades to commit terrorist attacks. But me pulling him up on it is apparently "part of the problem" whatever the fuck that means.

 

[MCFCTrick]

The post two above yours tells you the "accomplice" dead in the truck was the poor driver of it.

And I thought it worth correcting given the point you were implying.

Well ... the post above the one above mine to correct you ... but thanks again.

 

[Roy Munson]

I'm positive that, as has been reported, there was some intelligence that an attack was likely. I live in Berlin at the moment (around a kilometer west of where the attack took place) and the police presence has been huge over the last few days. Obviously, the amount of tourists here increases the number of police at this time of year, but it certainly seemed like there was a big increase in police on the streets compared to last year.

The atmosphere in the city, unsurprisingly, is awful this morning.