Antega Posted July 9, 2005 Share Posted July 9, 2005 Just looked on the news... Birmingham City Centre has been evacuated for over an hour after recieved intelligence that there's more bombs!! from http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4668313.stm Police evacuate Birmingham centre Police are due to issue a statement about the evacuation Police in Birmingham are evacuating large parts of the city centre. A West Midlands Police spokesman said people were being asked to leave the centre, particularly Broad Street, as a "precautionary measure" He said it was in response to intelligence the force had received. "It's quite tense," said BBC journalist Toby Brown. No vehicles are being allowed to be moved, he added. Birmingham resident Kenneth Kelsall told the BBC: "There is a lot of confusion, there appears to be no chance of anyone moving back into the city - but people are remaining quiet." ----------------------------------- Destroying our country :( Discuss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Futurama Posted July 9, 2005 Share Posted July 9, 2005 I live there, and i'm seriously terrified right now. My mom just came in and told me, and theres a chance my brother might be up there tonight with his girlfriend. I seriously dont know what to do but im actually starting to pack up some valuables ready incase we have to leave. omg im so scared right now, i dunno what to do :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bmw Posted July 9, 2005 Share Posted July 9, 2005 Yikes...I doubt its anything to worry about guys, but I suppose you can't help but be scared, especially in your case, if its so close to home. Hopefully nothing happens. It's just a precautionary measure, and usually in such cases nothing ends up happening, or its taken care of. I'm sure you're in good hands, nothing has happened thus far, and I doubt it will. Scary nonetheless, and I can't imagine what its like down there. Theres not much info out yet, I'm watching CNN, have read the articles online, seems kinda scary to tell ya the truth, but I still doubt anything will happen. Everythings being kept quiet? Police are just asking people to leave the area? Kinda eerie, to say the least :? Hopefully we'll have an info update up soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat_Slug Posted July 9, 2005 Share Posted July 9, 2005 they carried out a controlled explosion but according to police it wasn't suspicious. kinda glad i'm too old for nightclubbing :wink: Runescape nick : Fat_SlugOwner of Ears, Scythe and a 10 year veteran cape :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted July 9, 2005 Share Posted July 9, 2005 I'm very glad it wasn't another bomb. This also happned with suspicious packages in London right after the bombs went off and also in Edinburgh city centre (on a bus that I am used to getting), and also I heard in Coventry too (not sure on that one) Controlled explosions were all done on those packages. I wouldn't be surprised if there are more of these scares. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Futurama Posted July 9, 2005 Share Posted July 9, 2005 and also I heard in Coventry too Yeah, saw that one on the news. Fat Slug, can i just ask where you heard this? I'm pretty worried, its put my mind at rest a bit but knowing where you heard it would be even better :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat_Slug Posted July 9, 2005 Share Posted July 9, 2005 brmb Runescape nick : Fat_SlugOwner of Ears, Scythe and a 10 year veteran cape :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bubsa Posted July 10, 2005 Share Posted July 10, 2005 Good to know you're alright pal. I just hope Liverpool isn't on the agenda. This is how much you all raised for charity. Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercifull Posted July 10, 2005 Share Posted July 10, 2005 Someone left a bag on the bus outside my work offices. Police and Special Froces all came and stuff. Turns out it was just some kids school bag with half a sandwich in it Mercifull <3 Suzi "We don't want players to be able to buy their way to success in RuneScape. If we let players start doing this, it devalues RuneScape for others. We feel your status in real-life shouldn't affect your ability to be successful in RuneScape" Jagex 01/04/01 - 02/03/12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mayjest Posted July 10, 2005 Share Posted July 10, 2005 All the services will be incredibly jumpy for the next few weeks - no one will take the risk of leaving a bag by itself without reporting it in. Expect a few more false alarms over the next few weeks. Might I add - this is just fear, something the terrorists wanted to cause. If we're gonna allow a bit of nervousness cripple our country, we're letting them win. Goals to get my skills back up to a barely respectable level on the high scores: Currently going for Bone to Peaches spell. It's amazing how boring doing the same repetitive task is! Stupid MTA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Futurama Posted July 10, 2005 Share Posted July 10, 2005 All the services will be incredibly jumpy for the next few weeks - no one will take the risk of leaving a bag by itself without reporting it in. Expect a few more false alarms over the next few weeks. Might I add - this is just fear, something the terrorists wanted to cause. If we're gonna allow a bit of nervousness cripple our country, we're letting them win. I think we should do what they're doing, strike some fear into them by threatening to kill someones family if they're found to be a terrorist or something. England is slowly caving in and it's all due to this "Ethics" crap. 200 years ago we wouldn't have put up with this, we'd have slaughtered everyone who even tried to terrorize us, but now look where "ethics" have gotten us :roll: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mayjest Posted July 10, 2005 Share Posted July 10, 2005 I dunno, we're not so bad - 3rd or 4th richest economy in the world, the driving force behind humanitarian works, we have some of the most diverse cities in the world. Far better than we were 200 years ago. The 'peak' of the Empire (also refered to, by me, as the lowest point in out history), was around 50 year later, or 150 years ago. Not a single person I know is proud of the Indian massacres that followed the mutiny, or how we manipulated countries for our own gain, how we slaughtered those who opposed us, how we aided and abetted the slave trade, how we were generally not nice people. Since then 'ethics' have taken over. You're the first person I've met who actually considers that to be a bad thing. I hope your being sarcastic. If your not, then I hope we do introduce that policy. I'll accuse your family of being terrorist and you all die, no questions asked. Fool Goals to get my skills back up to a barely respectable level on the high scores: Currently going for Bone to Peaches spell. It's amazing how boring doing the same repetitive task is! Stupid MTA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cjlhdevil Posted July 10, 2005 Share Posted July 10, 2005 Better be safe then sorry, I would much rather ÃÆââ¬Å¡Ãâã1billion lost on false claims then a bomb to go off which could have been prevented. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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