In other fake bomb news

From the Daily Telegraph:

A hard core of anarchist demonstrators are drawing up plans to bring Heathrow to a standstill using an array of tactics including disguising themselves as ordinary holidaymakers to cause havoc in the airport terminals.

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There are also fears they could be planning bomb hoaxes and assaults on the airport's security fence - methods which could bring the airport to a grinding halt at the busiest time of year causing misery for passengers.

Like we already discussed on Saturday, bomb hoaxes are violent acts.

The "smart clothes" tactic has been used by anarchist groups in the past, especially during anti-globalisation demonstrations in the City of London in recent years.

How pathetic that these guys can camouflage themselves by showering, trimming the beard, and putting on a polo shirt.

Then the aim was to infiltrate financial institutions and this time it is believed hard-line eco warriors could try to get into the terminals by blending in with passengers.

'Hard-line eco-warriors'? Oh please. Kiddies, you fall squarely on the criminal side of the criminal/terrorist divide. Unless, that is, you are not a subject of Her Majesty. Any foreigners engaged in causing 'havoc in the airport terminals' go on my short-list for possible categorization as international terrorists.

"We are particularly concerned they will try to disguise themselves as passengers or members of our staff, because the protesters have already evaded our officers on two previous occasions," a Heathrow spokesman said.

Evaded your officers? Have you thought of calling in air support? Let's see them evade an Apache helicopter.

Camp for Climate Action has promised that it will not invade Heathrow's two runways, but no other assurances have been given on the tactics it will adopt – let alone other groups who are not even affiliated to it.

Airport officials have promised to place snipers on rooftops around the area, and have promised to perforate anyone who puts so much as a finger through that fence.

No, not really. But don't you wish?

Comments

[BillT]

If any of those Hard Line Eco-Warriors delay my return from SWA, they might -- just possibly, mind you, and purely by inadvertence -- receive the hard line of my heel descending on the soft line of their patella.

That ye shall know them by their permanent limp...

[DirtCrashr]

"Hard Line Eco-Warriors" are what you get when it's a Religion and no longer Science.