Security Alert, London Bridge Station Evacuated.

[anotheoldgit]

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/london-bridge-latest-station-lockdown-security-alert-tube-station-roads-closed-met-police-a7616231.html

[Islay]

Yes when I lived in London there were security alerts all the time.

[emmie]

they happen a lot here.

[Dinapal]

A 'suspicious vehicle' indeed.
Probably a Southern Rail train that arrived on time.!!

[emmie]

dinapal
yes indeed

[bhg481]

Dinapal - Probably a Southern Rail train that arrived, never mind on time.

[emmie]

we had to get used to the IRA trying to bomb us, now they weren't Muslims, now we have terrorists of a different hue, whats the point, the last time we were bombed they were British Nationals, i think?

[emmie]

You can't necessarily plan for home grown terrorism

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/spl/hi/uk/05/london_blasts/investigation/html/bombers.stm

[Mamyalynne]

All clear been given reportedly.

[Lie-in King]

...Police give the all-clear. A stolen car was dumped in a side road - a phone charger cable between the seat arose suspicion...
3:48 PM - 7 Mar 2017

^ From the Tweets in the OP's link - that's good, things can get back to normal for the commuters, hopefully.

[Mamyalynne]

https://www.rt.com/uk/379743-london-bridge-evacuated-alert/

[joggerjayne]

I read that "Soldier Spy" book by the former MI5 guy.

Most people probably know this, but the IRA never really wanted to bomb us. They wanted to intimidate us, and to pursue their cause by doing so. They didn't deliberately kill many civilian targets. When they had planted a bomb, they would send a coded message to the security services, so that the area could be cleared.

However, the security services could not, at that time, tell the public that it worked that way. If they had said "don't worry, they always tell us if there's a bomb", then the IRA would have lost the intimidation factor, and they would stop sending warnings.

If the IRA killed too many people, they would lose what they perceived to be the political moral highground. They wanted to frighten people, without killing too many.

This is in contrast with the current wave of Islamic terrorists, who want to kill as many people as they can, and they are not concerned that this has an adverse effect on the public's sympathy to their cause.

[sp1814]

Am loving dinapal's response.

[Baldric]

Most likely be mental illness and not terrorism at all.

[emmie]

JJ
as someone who was within a hairsbreath of two IRA bombs i can testify they did what was intended, frightened yes, scared there be more yes.
also when the bombs went off in Tavistock place i was just round the corner. i don't differentiate between terrorists, they are scum one and all.

[Mamyalynne]

True, you can never be sure of the mental state of a vehicle - best to be cautious.