The Day Glasgow Fought Back: 2007 Airport Attack

On 30 June 2007, a burning Jeep packed with gas canisters wasdriven at the doors of Glasgow Airport — twenty-four hours after two car bombs were foundin central London. This week, Tay unpacks the four minutes that followed: the securitybollards that stopped a catastrophe, the trial that followed, and the seven ordinaryGlaswegians and Paisley locals — a baggage handler, a taxi driver, a retired firefighteramong them — who ran towards the danger instead of away from it. A story about how closethis came to being so much worse, and the strangers who made sure it wasn’t.Episode bullet points:The failed London car bomb plot of 29 June 2007 and its direct link to GlasgowA minute-by-minute breakdown of the attack at Terminal 1The seven responders — John Smeaton, Michael Kerr, Alex McIlveen, Stephen Clarkson,Henry Lambie, PC Stewart Ferguson, and Michael MacDonaldWho Bilal Abdullah and Kafeel Ahmed were, and what drove themThe Woolwich Crown Court trial and sentencingWhat happened to the seven heroes in the years since, including a tribute to StephenClarksonContent note: This episode discusses terrorism, violence, and injury. Listener discretionadvised. Support resources are listed in the episode description below.Hashtags: #TrueCrime #ScottishTrueCrime #TrueCrimePodcast #GlasgowAirport#CaledonianCrime #ScottishHistory #TrueCrimeCommunitySupport line (pin in notes): Victim Support Scotland — 0800 160 1985*music by leberch from pixabay