Bomb Scare @ Dublin Airport

TCamen · 2006-07-04 12:49:05

My parents were going on holiday today, and my mum just rang -- everyone's being evacuated from Dublin airport 'cos of a bomb threat :eek: :( I could hear people shouting in the background - they were all being told to go across to the multi-storey carpark across from departures... Nothing up on any news sites yet

04-07-2006 12:49PM

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My parents were going on holiday today, and my mum just rang -- everyone's being evacuated from Dublin airport 'cos of a bomb threat :eek:

I could hear people shouting in the background - they were all being told to go across to the multi-storey carpark across from departures...

Nothing up on any news sites yet

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#2 04-07-2006 12:53PM

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Yes this is true I just heard them talking about it as I am listening in on the Dublin Air Traffic Control feed available here Which I found on this thread. Nothing on the news-sites yet.

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#3 04-07-2006 12:53PM

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janey mack. probably justa hoax, hope so.

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#4 04-07-2006 12:55PM

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Thanks for the link -- can't get it to load though?

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#5 04-07-2006 12:57PM

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It's on Liveline - Radio One. Someone apparently walked in to the terminal and claimed to have a bomb in their bag.

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#6 04-07-2006 12:58PM

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Try here You will see the Dublin link is the 2nd most popular. Try it there then

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#7 04-07-2006 12:58PM

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jees!thank god it wasnt last friday when i was coming home from holiers!iv always wondered what they do with the planes coming in!-like do they keep everyone in the airplanes or what??!!

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#8 04-07-2006 01:01PM

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Most likely some fool, the usual response when being asked you did pack that bag yourself or do you anything illegal in your bag.

In this day and age everything has to be taken seriously.

Bomb scares were quite common back in the day in Dublin Airport.

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#9 04-07-2006 01:02PM

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It's on the news now....

A man walked into the Arrivals and said he had a bomb in his bag...

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#10 04-07-2006 01:02PM

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When I worked there they used to have about one a week but it was normally just phone calls, maybe if someone actually says it out loud in the terminal they have to evacuate everyone.

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#11 04-07-2006 01:04PM

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They had the guy in custody and waiting now for the bomb squad to arrive and check the bag -- I guess they do have to take threats like that more seriously than phone calls -- it was scary when my mum rang, quite panicy in the background with everyone trying to get out.

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#12 04-07-2006 01:04PM

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Bluetonic wrote:

Bomb scares were quite common back in the day in Dublin Airport.

Yes that's why they never opened the carpark built above the terminal building in the late 60s/early 70s. The spiral entrance routes remain though. During the worst time of the troubles it would have been too easy for loyalist terriosts to leave a car bomb and bring down the whole terminal.

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#13 04-07-2006 01:06PM

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That ATC feed is deadly!

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#14 04-07-2006 01:07PM

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of course they have to take it seriously. Iraq or al queda or some group like that recently threatened to bomb dublin airport to punish irish for allowing US planes to refuel at shannon.

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#15 04-07-2006 01:08PM

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Wishbone Ash wrote:

Yes that's why they never opened the carpark built above the terminal building in the late 60s/early 70s. The spiral entrance routes remain though. During the worst time of the troubles it would have been too easy for loyalist terriosts to leave a car bomb and bring down the whole terminal.

The car park up there way always in use. Just not for public use. Aer Rianta staff used to park up there before they moved over to the Old Terminal early 90s.

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#16 04-07-2006 01:09PM

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Siogfinsceal wrote:

Iraq or al queda or some group like that recently threatened to bomb dublin airport

:rolleyes:

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#17 04-07-2006 01:09PM

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of course they have to take it seriously. Iraq or al queda or some group like that recently threatened to bomb dublin airport to punish irish for allowing US planes to refuel at shannon.

:rolleyes:

Edit: beat me to it!

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#18 04-07-2006 01:10PM

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Bluetonic wrote:

The car park up there way always in use. Just not for public use.

Well that's what i meant!

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Siogfinsceal wrote:

of course they have to take it seriously. Iraq or al queda or some group like that recently threatened to bomb dublin airport to punish irish for allowing US planes to refuel at shannon.

ffs.....:rolleyes:

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tracert wrote:

That ATC feed is deadly!

Yeah its fairly cool alrite.

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#21 04-07-2006 01:10PM

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Wishbone Ash wrote:

Well that's what i meant!

Ah right I have ya now.

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#22 04-07-2006 01:13PM

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Yeah I found it by listening in to www.liveatc.net for the past few days and when I checked it yesterday the Dublin feed was active so I posted it up. Its excellent.. very interesting.

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#23 04-07-2006 01:17PM

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Good afternoon Dublin. Hotel Delta Charlie 45345 Tango Oscar. Please keep the doors closed after landing due to security alert at Dublin Airport. Echo 7 reduce to 160 knots keep left.

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#24 04-07-2006 01:21PM

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is any body else having trouble loading the live feed page??

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#25 04-07-2006 01:23PM

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Its probably congested now...

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#26 04-07-2006 01:24PM

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Trotter wrote:

Its probably congested now...

yeah thought it might be alright, oh well keep tryin i spose

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#27 04-07-2006 01:25PM

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Siogfinsceal wrote:

of course they have to take it seriously. Iraq or al queda or some group like that recently threatened to bomb dublin airport to punish irish for allowing US planes to refuel at shannon.

Iraq threatened to bomb us..with what exactly.:D

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#28 04-07-2006 01:27PM

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Good work Trotter, what a day to post it up!

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#29 04-07-2006 01:32PM

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I'd like to say it was luck.. but then ya make your own luck..

Trotter takes a bow lol

Seriously though, it looks like they're clearing all flights to land. They just told an aircraft en route from London that they will be allowed to land so having heard that, Im thinking its a big hoax. They wouldnt know that far ahead that there wasnt going to be any diversions.

Having said that they arent leaving anyone off the planes yet.

I reckon it was a looper with a bag and a big mouth that caused the problem.

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#30 04-07-2006 01:35PM

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They said to one of the planes that "you can land for now, but I don't know when they'll stop accepting landings." (or that, but said in radio chatter-speak)

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#31 04-07-2006 01:38PM

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http://www.breakingnews.ie/2006/07/04/story266208.html

Dublin Airport evacuated in major security alert
04/07/2006 - 14:16:49

Dublin Airport has been evacuated this afternoon amid a major security alert, believed to have been sparked by a bomb warning.

Initial reports state that the terminal building has been evacuated and all traffic is being prevented from entering the airport.

Witnesses said airport staff entered the departures area and told everybody to get out as quickly as possible.

Gardaí say the alert was sparked by a suspicious bag in the arrivals hall.

There are unconfirmed reports that a man entered the building claiming to be carrying a bomb.

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