Liverpool terror attack

[MillionMilesAway]

It doesn't help when people in official positions say things like this (from bbc.co.uk) ...

"Joanne Anderson, the mayor of Liverpool, confirmed to BBC Radio 4's Today programme that the taxi driver involved prevented an "awful disaster" through heroic actions.
She said it was known he had got out of the car and locked the doors before the explosion happened - but she did not want to get drawn into further speculation."

Well, from the video he did get out of the car, and presumably did lock the doors.

Whether she intended to mean that he got out before the explosion is a matter of interpretation of that non-quote, and she may have been told it in exactly those ambiguous words.

Frankly, I don't think it matters much - the main two facts appear to be correct. Top work from the cabbie.

 

[MillionMilesAway]

Reading reports he initially asked to go to the Anglican Cathedral. Roads were blocked so changed it to the city centre. Driver became suspicious on seeing him 'messing' with something lit up on his clothing.

Supposedly from family of the driver.

That would be my expectation - he wasn't trying to bomb the hospital, but to get somewhere close to his real target.

 

[Craig]

Whether she intended to mean that he got out before the explosion is a matter of interpretation of that non-quote, and she may have been told it in exactly those ambiguous words.

Frankly, I don't think it matters much - the main two facts appear to be correct. Top work from the cabbie.

I would assume the scumbag in the back was already brown bread after the explosion considering he had it strapped to him. Just very lucky the car hadn’t blown up then too so the taxi driver could jump out.

 

[Citizen of Legoland]

Well, from the video he did get out of the car, and presumably did lock the doors.

Whether she intended to mean that he got out before the explosion is a matter of interpretation of that non-quote, and she may have been told it in exactly those ambiguous words.

Frankly, I don't think it matters much - the main two facts appear to be correct. Top work from the cabbie.

I don't agree that the quote is misinterpretable but like you said it's of no great matter in the grand scheme of things.

EDIT: Ahh, got it now, maybe she meant he had locked the back doors and then got out.

 

[Brewster's millions]

Fair play to that guy that comes from the red car to in the illuminous jacket who just runs straight towards the car to try & help the driver

Takes some bottle to run towards something like that.

Unfortunately people like the bloke in the illuminous jacket - who won’t be getting paid a fortune - are having to pick up the pieces when these lunatics inevitably slip through the increasingly-stretched defence put up by the security services.

 

[Manchester33]

If it's true that the taxi driver had prevented the bomber from getting into the hospital he deserves a knighthood.

 

[SWP's back]

Terrorist attacks should be prevented, it's their job.

Impossible to stop every single attack without destroying every single civil liberty in the country and even then they can’t stop lone wolf attacks.

Let’s face it, you’re 100x more like to die falling down the stairs than you are being killed in a terrorist attack.

 

[Mr Kobayashi]

Have a watch of how easy it was for comedian, Simon Brodkin, to get close to Trump:




If a comedian who does a lot of pranking (seen his Sepp Blatter one and the City one n’all?!) can get that close to the then President of the USA, just imagine how easy it is for people moving in secret and protected circles to get close to their targets.

That the SISs shut down any terrorist attacks at all is a credit to them, never mind the amount they do shut down.

Good post.

But It was before Trump was president, 24th June 2016, day after Brexit vote as Simon mentions in the video. Secret service were there as he was republican nominated candidate by that stage.

It’s usually the trying to procure bombs (or components and compounds for bombmaking) and guns that gets people on watchlists I think.

 

[Craig]

If it's true that the taxi driver had prevented the bomber from getting into the hospital he deserves a knighthood.

He didn’t, you can see that from the video. Thankfully he got very lucky though.

 

[M18CTID]

Over £13k raised so far for this absolute hero.

Seriously, the bloke deserves a knighthood for that. The ultimate example of taking one for the team when I wouldn't have blamed him if he'd gotten out of the taxi and done a runner instead.

Edit: Just saw @Manchester33 has posted something similar and a poster disputing if he did lock all the doors. Either way, I'm glad he got out of there alive.