This article overviews the terrorist incidents that have occurred in the UK in 2007 including the national and international response. Image File history File links Current_event_marker. ...

Major incidents

London

Main article: 2007 London car bombs

The Mercedes-Benz on Haymarket covered by a tent

On 29 June 2007, two unexploded car bombs were discovered in London. The first device was found in a car parked near the Tiger Tiger nightclub in Haymarket and two large gas canisters and a large number of nails were found in the car.^[1][2] The second device was left in a blue Mercedes-Benz saloon in nearby Cockspur Street,^[3] but was not discovered until after the car had been towed away as it was found to be illegally parked.^[4] On 29 June 2007, two unexploded car bombs were discovered in London, in the United Kingdom. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (2592 × 1944 pixel, file size: 1. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (2592 × 1944 pixel, file size: 1. ... This page is about the Mercedes-Benz brand of automobiles and trucks from the DaimlerChrysler automobile manufacturer. ... This article is about a street in London, England. ... is the 180th day of the year (181st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... Car bomb in Iraq, made from a number of concealed artillery shells in the back of a pickup truck. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... Tiger Tigers flagship branch in Haymarket, London Tiger Tiger is a chain of nightclubs in England, Wales and Scotland owned by Novus Leisure. ... // This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... This article is about a street in London, England. ... The Mercedes-Benz W123 cars were produced from 1976 through 1985. ... A Toyota Camry, a recognizable sedan The Ford Five Hundred, a full-sized sedan The 3-box design, indicative of a notchback sedan, as illustrated on a full-size luxury sedan. ...

Glasgow International Airport

Main article: 2007 Glasgow International Airport attack

Front of the airport building where the attack took place

On 30 June 2007 a dark green Jeep Cherokee, registration number L808 RDT,^[5] rigged as a car bomb was driven into the glass doors of the main terminal of Glasgow International Airport, and burst into flames.^[6] It has been suggested that Mohammed Asha be merged into this article or section. ... Image File history File links Glasgow_International_Airport_Terminal. ... Image File history File links Glasgow_International_Airport_Terminal. ... June 30 is the 181st day of the year (182nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... The Jeep Cherokee (XJ) was a monocoque (unibody) compact SUV. It shared the name of the original full-size SJ model, but having no true pickup truck heritage, it actually set the stage for the modern SUV. It was built in Toledo, Ohio in the United States and is still... A vehicle registration plate, also called a license plate or number plate is a metal or plastic plate attached to a motor vehicle or trailer for official identification purposes. ... In the United Kingdom, all motor-powered road vehicles, including cars (but excepting the official cars of the reigning monarch) have had to carry registration plates (more commonly known as number plates) since 1904. ... Car bomb in Iraq, made from a number of concealed artillery shells in the back of a pickup truck. ... Glasgow International Airport (IATA: GLA, ICAO: EGPF), located in Renfrewshire, 8 miles (13 km) west of Glasgow, near the towns of Paisley and Renfrew, is the largest and busiest airport in Scotland, and sixth busiest in the UK [1]It was the first airport in Scotland to handle over one...

Investigation

The two incidents have been linked, by police, to the same two people.^[7]

By 3 July, eight people had been arrested in connection with the incidents^[8] that the UK Government blamed on al-Qaida.^[9] All have links with the National Health Service; seven are believed to be doctors or medical students, while one formerly worked as a laboratory technician. One of the doctors was detained in Australia where a further doctor is being questioned.^[8] In Australia, Doctor Mohammed Haneef had his detention extended under anti-terrorism laws enacted in 2005 while the other doctor, Mohammed Asif Ali was released without charge. is the 184th day of the year (185th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Her Majestys Government, or when the Sovereign is male, His Majestys Government, abbreviated HMG or HM Government, is the formal title used by the Government of the United Kingdom. ... Al-Qaeda (Arabic: القاعدة, the foundation or the base) is the name given to a worldwide network of militant Islamist organizations under the leadership of Osama bin Laden. ... , the information in this article describes the current English public health service. ...

On 4 July, The Times of London uncovered that an al-Qaeda leader in Iraq may have hinted to a senior British cleric, Canon Andrew White, that "those who cure you will kill you", possibly implying the events of the July 2007 terror incidents were being prepared months earlier in the wartorn country. The British cleric passed this information onto the British government, but without the specific wording in mid-April of 2007.^[10] is the 185th day of the year (186th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The Times is a national quality daily newspaper in the United Kingdom. ...

Security effects

Threat level

These attempts resulted, on 30 June, in the threat level in the UK being raised to 'critical', the highest of five possible levels, meaning a terrorist attack was expected imminently.^[11] The raising of the threat threshold put Britain on par with Iran, Guatemala, Jordan, Rwanda and Uzbekistan in terms of the potential threat posed to travellers originating from Australia.^[12] However, on 4 July the threat level was reduced to 'severe' but that still meant that an attack was highly likely.^[13] June 30 is the 181st day of the year (182nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The UK Threat Levels refer to the alert state that has been in use since 1 August 2006, by the British government, to warn of forms of terrorist activity. ... is the 185th day of the year (186th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

Precautions

The visibility of policing has markedly increased, for example patrols have been bolstered at Canary Wharf, home to some of the world's largest banks,^[14] police have been ordered to step up 'stop and searches',^[15] and there are armed police at airports and railway stations.^[16] Further, cars have been banned from approaching airport terminals and are instead directed to outlying car parks and passengers bussed in.^[17] One Canada Square seen from inside the adjacent shopping centre (2003) HSBC Tower (left), One Canada Square (centre), Citigroup Centre (right) Canary Wharf is a large business development in London, located on the Isle of Dogs in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, centred on the old West India Docks...

Alerts

• 30 June - during the evening, Liverpool John Lennon Airport was closed for eight hours, whilst a vehicle was removed and taken away for forensic testing, reopening at about 04:40 on Sunday morning.^[18]
• 3 July - due to a suspect package being discovered, around midday Heathrow Terminal 4 was closed until the late afternoon.^[19]

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International reaction

On 1 July, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon deplored the terrorist attack on Glasgow's airport and the foiled car bomb plot in London.^[20] is the 182nd day of the year (183rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... This is a Korean name; the family name is Ban Ban Ki-moon (IPA pronunciation: ) (born June 13, 1944 in Eumseong, North Chungcheong, Korea) is a former South Korean diplomat who succeeded Kofi Annan as the Secretary-General of the United Nations on January 1, 2007. ...

Also on 1 July, Michael Chertoff , United States Secretary of Homeland Security, announced that the United States alert levels would remain unchanged at orange for airports (the second highest), and at yellow nationally (the third highest).^[21] is the 182nd day of the year (183rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Michael Chertoff (born November 28, 1953) is the current United States Secretary of Homeland Security. ... The United States Secretary of Homeland Security is the head of the United States Department of Homeland Security, the body concerned with protecting the American homeland and the safety of American citizens. ...

See also

• 2007 London car bombs
• 2007 Glasgow International Airport attack

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