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|title=2007 London Car Bombs
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|image=Haymarket car bomb.jpg
| IATA = BKK
|caption=The Mercedes-Benz on Haymarket covered by a tent
| ICAO = VTBS
|___location=[[London, UK|London]], [[United Kingdom]]
| type = Public
|target=[[Haymarket (London)|Haymarket]],<br>[[Park Lane (road)|Park Lane]]
| run by = Airports of Thailand Public Co Ltd
|date=[[29 June]] [[2007]]
| closest town = Bangkok
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| elevation_ft = 4.6
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|injuries= 0
|perps=Unknown number, identities as yet unknown
|Status=Not successful
}}
On '''[[29 June]] [[2007]]''', '''two unexploded [[car bomb]]s''' were discovered in '''[[London]]''', in the '''[[United Kingdom]]'''. The first device was found near the [[Tiger Tiger (nightclub)|Tiger Tiger]] [[nightclub]] in [[Haymarket (London)|Haymarket]]. The device was removed and later disassembled by explosives officers. Several reports were made to the [[Metropolitan Police Service|police]], including one from an [[paramedic|ambulance crew]] that saw what looked like smoke in the car (which later transpired to be petrol evaporating) some time after 01:25 ([[Western European Summer Time|BST]]) after being called to the nightclub to attend to a man who had fallen over and suffered a minor head injury.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,70131-1272962,00.html | title=Bomb Attempt: Police Briefing |date=[[2007-06-29]]| work =[[Sky News]]}}</ref> The car was a [[1989]]<ref name=CNNPhoto>{{cite news|url=http://i.a.cnn.net/cnn/interactive/world/0706/gallery.london.scare/images/super.patiogas.weir.jpg | title=Car registration plate (G-prefix indicates 1989) |date=[[2007-06-29]]}}</ref> light metallic green [[Mercedes-Benz W124|Mercedes 300E]] [[sedan|saloon]].
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| runway_angle = 01R/19L
| runway_length_f = 13120
| runway_length_m = 4,000
| runway_surface = Asphalt
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| runway_angle = 01L/19R
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[[Image:Suvarnabhumi BKK.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Suvarnabhumi Airport]]
[[Image:Control Tower Suvarnabhumi.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Control Tower]]
Around 04:00 there were reports that two large gas canisters and a large number of nails had been found in the car.<ref name=BBC>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6252276.stm | title=Police avert car bomb "carnage" |date=[[2007-06-29]] |work =[[BBC News]]}}</ref><ref name=Skynews-1>{{cite news|url=http://news.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,70131-1272910,00.html | title=Two Bombs Were Set To Blow In London |date=[[2007-06-29]]| work =[[Sky News]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.sky.com/skynews/picture_gallery/picture_gallery/0,,70131-1272919,00.html | title=Sky News Pictures - London bomb scare|date=[[2007-06-29]]| work =[[Sky News]]}}</ref> The second device was left in a blue [[Mercedes-Benz W123|Mercedes-Benz]] [[sedan|saloon car]] in nearby Cockspur Street,<ref name=BBC1>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6255960.stm | title=Two car bombs found in West End|date=[[2007-06-29]]| work =[[BBC]]}}</ref> but was not discovered until after the car had been towed away as it was found to be illegally parked.<ref name=Telegraph1>{{cite news|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/06/29/nbomb1029.xml | author=Duncan Gardham and Sally Peck
'''Suvarnabhumi Airport''', also known as '''(New) Bangkok International Airport''' {{airport codes|BKK|VTBS}}, ({{lang-th|ท่าอากาศยานสุวรรณภูมิ}}), is the new international [[airport]] serving [[Bangkok]], [[Thailand]]. After numerous delays, the airport opened for limited service on [[15 September]] [[2006]], and opened for all commercial flights on [[28 September]]. <ref>USA Today, [http://www.usatoday.com/travel/flights/2006-09-15-bangkok-airport_x.htm "Bangkok's new airport opens to first commercial flights"], September 15, 2006.</ref> The airport replaced Don Muang as the hub for [[Thai Airways International]].
| title=Second car bomb found in London's West End|date=[[2007-06-29]]| work =[[Telegraph]]}}</ref>
<!--These events took place two days after [[Gordon Brown]] became the [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|Prime Minister]] and one day after [[Home Secretary]] [[Jacqui Smith]] took office, a week before the second anniversary of the [[7 July 2005 London bombings|2005 London bombings]] and a day before a [[Pride London|gay pride march]] was to take place along the street where the first bomb was found.-->
The airport is located in [[Racha Thewa]] in [[Amphoe Bang Phli|Bang Phli]] district, [[Samut Prakan Province]], about 25 kilometers east of Bangkok. The name ''Suvarnabhumi'' (pronounced ''su-wan-na-poom'') was chosen by HM King [[Bhumibol Adulyadej]] which means "the golden land", specifically referring to the continental [[Indochina]]. Designed by Murphy/Jahn Architects, this airport has the world's tallest control tower (132.2 m), and the world's second largest single building and airport terminal (563,000 sq m), just a little smaller than [[Hong Kong International Airport]] (570,000 sq m) but larger than South Korea's [[Incheon International Airport]] (496,000 sq m). The airport replaced the old [[Don Muang International Airport]] which was the fourth busiest airport for passenger traffic in Asia in 2005 (behind Tokyo's [[Haneda Airport]], [[Beijing Capital International Airport]], and [[Hong Kong International Airport]]) as Bangkok's primary airport for all commercial airline flights. <ref>[http://etna.mcot.net/query.php?nid=23369 "New airport operations costly to low-cost carriers"], MCOT, July 16, 2006 (retrieved July 17, 2006).</ref>
==History==
The plot of land occupied by the airport with an approximate area of 8,000 acres (324 km²) was purchased in 1973, but the [[student uprising]] on [[October 14]] of the same year was followed by the overthrowing the military government of [[Thanom Kittikachorn]] and the project was shelved{{fact}}. After a series of ups and downs, the "New Bangkok International Airport" company (NBIA) was formed in 1996. Due to political and economic instabilities, notably the [[Asian financial crisis]] of 1997, the civil construction began six years later in January 2002. The airport is located in a once low-lying marsh, formerly known as ''Nong Ngu Hao'' ("[[Cobra]] Swamp"), which took about 5 years (1997 - 2001) to clear through [[land reclamation]]. In 2005, the construction supervision and management was transferred to the Airports of Thailand PLC, while the NBIA company was dissolved.
==Timeline==
The airport was due to open in late 2005, but a series of budget overruns, construction flaws, political interference and [[Corruption in the Suvarnabhumi Airport project|allegations of corruption]] continues to plague the project. After much speculation, [[Prime Minister of Thailand|Prime Minister]] [[Thaksin Shinawatra]] announced that the airport would be open by September 2006 at the latest. Symbolic first test flights involving two Thai Airways aircraft were held on [[September 29]], [[2005]], a previously announced deadline for opening.
[[Image:The Haymarket London.jpg|thumb|Haymarket]]
{| class="wikitable"
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! Time (UTC+1)!!Event
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! colspan=3 style="text-align:center" | [[29 June]] [[2007]]
|-
| '''01:25'''
| [[London Ambulance Service]] crew report seeing smoke in a car parked in [[Haymarket (London)|Haymarket]]. Eyewitnesses claim to have seen the car being driven "erratically" and then crashing into bins, after which the driver got out and ran off.<ref name=BBC/>
|-
| '''02:00'''
| [[Metropolitan Police Service|Metropolitan Police officers]] investigate the vehicle and cordon off the area.<ref name=BBC>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6252276.stm | title=Police avert car bomb "carnage" |date=[[2007-06-29]] |work =[[BBC News]]}}</ref>
|-
| '''02:30'''
| A second car is found illegally parked in Cockspur Street, near Trafalgar Square.<ref name=BBC2>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6256386.stm | title=London car bombs timeline |date=[[2007-06-30]] |work =[[BBC News]]}}</ref>
|-
| '''03:30'''
| The second car is taken to a car pound in Park Lane. Police manually disable a device in the first car.<ref name=BBC2/>
|-
| '''04:00'''
| A witness sees the police removing gas canisters from the car.
|-
| '''08:00'''
| [[Piccadilly Circus tube station|Piccadilly Circus Underground station]] is closed.
|-
| '''10:25'''
| The car is taken from Haymarket and sent to the [[Dstl|Defence Science and Technology Laboratory's]] research site at [[Fort_Halstead|Fort Halstead]] in [[Kent|Kent]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.kentnews.co.uk//kent-news/Fort-Halstead-probes-car-in-London-security-scare-newsinkent4217.aspx | title=Fort Halstead probes car in London security scare |date=[[2007-06-29]]| work =[[Kent News]]}}</ref>
|-
| '''10:30'''
| The government's [[Cabinet Office Briefing Rooms|COBR]] committee meets to discuss the issue. Piccadilly Circus Underground station is reopened.
|-
| '''14:30'''
|[[Park Lane (road)|Park Lane]] is closed off after a second suspect vehicle is discovered in an underground car park.<ref name=parklane>{{cite news|url=http://uk.news.yahoo.com/afp/20070629/tuk-britain-attacks-alert-a7ad41d.html | title=Central London street sealed off amid new alert |date=[[2007-06-29]]| work =[[Yahoo! News]]}}</ref>
|-
| '''15:45'''
|A police bomb investigation robot is seen near the entrance to the car park.<ref name=parklane />
|-
| '''17:00'''
|Police cordon off [[Fleet Street]] after finding a third suspicious vehicle.
|-
|'''18:00'''
|Fleet Street re-opens after nothing is found in the vehicle.
|-
|'''19:00'''
|Police confirm that a second device has been located at the Park Lane site.<ref name=Telegraph1 />
|-
| '''20:45'''
|Police confirm that both vehicles were packed with nails, petrol and gas cylinders.<ref name=BBC2/>
|}
==First bomb==
Full tests of the airport, with seats sold to the public, took place on July 3 and July 29, 2006. Six airlines – [[Thai Airways International]], [[Nok Air]], [[Thai Air Asia]], [[Bangkok Airways]], [[PBAir]] and [[One-Two-GO]] – used the airport as a base for 20 domestic flights. <ref>''[[ThaiDay]]'', [http://www.manager.co.th/IHT/ViewNews.aspx?NewsID=9490000084922 "THAI discounts tickets for historic test flights"], July 1, 2006.</ref> <ref>[http://etna.mcot.net/query.php?nid=23694 "PM Thaksin says Suvarnabhumi Airport ready in two months"], [[MCOT]], July 29, 2006.</ref> The first international test flights were conducted on September 1, 2006. Two THAI's aircraft, B747-400 and A300-600, simultaneously departed the airport on 9.19am to Singapore and Hongkong. On 3.50pm the same aircraft flew back and made concurrent touchdowns on runways 19L and 19R. These test flights demonstrated the readiness of the airport to handle heavy traffic.
[[Image:Tiger Tiger Haymarket.jpg|thumb|[[Tiger Tiger (nightclub)|Tiger Tiger nightclub]] in Haymarket.]]
The vehicle has been reported to have contained 60 litres of [[Gasoline|petrol]], [[gas cylinder]]s, and [[Nail (engineering)|nail]]s.<ref>BBC News: [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6253802.stm Q&A: Car bomb investigation], July 29, 2007</ref> [[Scotland Yard]] has reported that while the gas contained in the canisters and the quantity of the canisters remains unknown, they do not wish to increase speculation and that further details will be given after they have been analysed by [[Forensic science | forensic]] experts. The head of Scotland Yard's counter-terrorism command said, "It is obvious that if the device had detonated there could have been serious injury or loss of life."<ref name=BBC /> However, the device could not have detonated, because it lacked an oxidizer, according to a columnist for The Register (UK).<ref>http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/06/29/more_fear_biscuits_please/</ref><ref>http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/07/02/terror_idiocy_outbreak/</ref> This information may have originated from an interview of former [[CIA]] counter-terrorism officer Larry Johnson, conducted by [[Keith Olbermann]] of MSNBC on 29 June. <ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QK5-jIfOBjQ&eurl=</ref>
According to ''[[Sky News]]'', the gas cylinders contained [[propane]] gas, used for patio heaters.<ref name=Skynews-1>{{cite news|url=http://news.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,70131-1272910,00.html | title=Two Bombs Were Set To Blow In London |date=[[2007-06-29]]| work =[[Sky News]]}}</ref>
On [[15 September]] [[2006]], the airport started limited operations with [[Jetstar Asia Airways]] operating three flights daily to [[Singapore]] and [[Thai Airways International]] operating some domestic flights to [[Phitsanulok]], [[Chiang Mai]] and [[Ubon Ratchathani]]. [[Bangkok Airways]] moved on [[21 September]], [[AirAsia]] and [[Thai AirAsia]] followed suit on [[25 September]] and on [[26 September]] [[Nok Air]] moved to Suvarnabhumi Airport. During this initial phase, as well as in the previous tests, the airport used the temporary IATA code '''NBK'''.
==Second bomb==
[[Image:Shopping Plaza Suvarnabhumi.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Shopping Plaza Suvarnambhumi Airport]]
A second bomb was later found in a blue [[Mercedes-Benz W123|Mercedes-Benz 280E]]<ref name=BBC2/> believed to have been left in the same area at around the same time. The illegally-parked car received a parking ticket in Cockspur Street at 02:30. At about 03:30 the car was transported to the Park Lane car pound. Staff left the car in a public area after smelling petrol fumes and alerted police on hearing about the first bomb.<ref name=Telegraph1>{{cite news|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/06/29/nbomb1029.xml | title=Second car bomb found in London's West End|date=[[2007-06-29]]| work =[[Telegraph]]}}</ref><ref name=BBC-A>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6255452.stm | title=
Suvarnabhumi officially opened at 3:00am on [[September 28]], [[2006]], taking over all flights from Don Muang. The first flight to arrive was [[Lufthansa Cargo]] flight LH8442 from [[Mumbai]] at 3:05am. [http://nationmultimedia.com/2006/09/28/headlines/headlines_30014842.php] The first commercial arrival was from [[Japan Airlines]] at 3:30am. The first passenger arrival was [[Aerosvit]] flight VV171 from [[Kiev]] at 4:30am [http://tna.mcot.net/i-content.php?clip_id=p6WaqKg=], and the first cargo departure was [[Saudi Arabian Airlines]] flight SV-984 to [[Riyadh]] at 5:00am. [http://nationmultimedia.com/2006/09/27/business/business_30014714.php] [http://www.dailynews.co.th/dailynews/pages/front_th/popup_news/Default.aspx?Newsid=101804&NewsType=1&Template=2] Aerosvit also had the first passenger departure (VV172 to Kiev) [http://atwonline.com/news/story.html?storyID=6587] around 5:30am.
Police hunt for London car bomber
|date=[[2007-06-29]]| work =[[BBC News]]}}</ref>
==Suspects==
Many difficulties were recorded the first few days. On the first day alone, sluggish luggage claims were rampant (the very first passenger arrival by Aerosvit took an hour for the luggage to start coming out, and some flight did not have their luggage coming out after four hours [http://www.etravelblackboard.com/index.asp?id=56548&nav=20]), many flights were delayed (Thai Airlines claimed that 17 of 19 flights were delayed that day [http://www.etravelblackboard.com/index.asp?id=56548&nav=20]), and there were also failures of the check-in system [http://nationmultimedia.com/2006/09/29/headlines/headlines_30014935.php]. Subsequent problems included the failure of the cargo computer system [http://nationmultimedia.com/2006/10/01/national/national_30015085.php], and the departure boards displaying the wrong information, resulting in confused passengers (especially as unlike Don Muang, there were no "final calls" issued) [http://tna.mcot.net/i-content.php?clip_id=p6Wcn6Y=].
U.S. officials told [[NBC News]] that three men have been identified and are believed to be from [[Birmingham]]. Furthermore, the network reported that one of the three men could be an associate of [[Dhiren Barot]], an [[India]]n [[Conversion to Islam|convert to Islam]] who was sentenced to life in prison last year for plotting to fill limousines with explosives similar to those found in these incidents and park them in garages beneath hotels and office complexes. Bharot, whom police described as a high-level [[al-Qaeda]] operative, also planned to attack five financial landmarks in the United States: the [[New York Stock Exchange]] and the [[Citigroup Tower]] in [[New York City]]; the [[International Monetary Fund]] and the [[World Bank]], both in [[Washington, D.C.]]; and the [[Prudential Financial|Prudential Building]] in [[Newark, New Jersey]]. [[Scotland Yard]] are denying claims from a report by [[ABC News]] that police had a "crystal clear" picture of one suspect from [[Closed-circuit television|CCTV]] footage.<ref>MSNBC and NBC News: [http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19516724/ U.K. police hunt for London car bomb plotters], June 30, 2007</ref>
A 27-year-old doctor Mohammed Haneef was arrested at Brisbane Airport on 2 July in connection with the bombings in the UK. The doctor works at the [[Gold Coast Hospital]] and is believed to be a junior doctor from India. He was arrested while trying to board a flight with a one way ticket to [[Bangalore]], India, apparently to visit his newly born daughter. The arrest followed information received from the UK. <ref>Daily Telegraph July 5 [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/07/05/nterror205.xml]</ref> A second doctor was detained at the Gold Coast Hospital by police on 3 July 2007 and was later released.{{Fact|date=July 2007}}
==Specifications==
[[Image:VTBS layout.png|thumb|left|200px|Suvarnabhumi Airport layout]]
Costing 113,774,799 million baht (approx. 3 billion dollars), the airport has 2 parallel runways (60 m wide, 4,000 m and 3700 m long) and two parallel taxiways to accommodate simultaneous departures and arrivals. It has a total of 120 parking bays (51 with contact gates and 69 remote gates), with five of these capable of accommodating the [[Airbus A380]]. The main passenger terminal building, with a capacity of handling 76 flight operations per hour, co-locates the international and domestic terminals, thou assigned to different parts of the concourse. In the initial phase of construction, it will be capable of handling 45 million passengers and 3 million tonnes of cargo per year. Above the future underground rail link station and in front of the passenger terminal building is a 600-room hotel operated by Accor Group under the Novotel brand. Between the airport hotel and the terminal building are the two 5-storey car parks with a combined capacity of 5,000 cars.
==Aftermath==
Long-term plans for four runways flanking two main terminals and two satellite buildings with a combined capacity capable of handling up to 100 million passengers and 6.4 million tonnes of cargo a year are on the drawing board. The second phase of airport expansion involving the construction of a satellite building south of the main terminal is expected to begin 3 to 5 years after the completion of the first main terminal.
A spokesperson for [[Pride London]] stated that the route of their [[gay pride]] march, set for [[30 June]] [[2007]], would be unchanged although extra precautions such as removing bins would be implemented.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.pridelondon.org/ | title=Car bomb found in London |date=[[2007-06-29]]| work =[[Pride London]]}}</ref> The police do not think the attacks were targeted at the event. Other suspicious vehicles in [[Park Lane (road)|Park Lane]] and [[Fleet Street]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://uk.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUKL2919779720070629 | author=Peter Graff and Mark Trevelyan| title=Police find two car bombs in central London |date=[[2007-06-29]]| work =[[Reuters UK]]}}</ref> were investigated by police, as well as reports of suspicious cars in other areas of the UK, such as [[Warrington]],<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/merseyside/6253720.stm | title=Police lift town exclusion zone |date=[[2007-06-29]]| work =[[BBC News Online]]}}</ref> which suffered a [[Warrington bomb attacks|1993 bomb attack]] by the [[Provisional Irish Republican Army]].{{Fact|date=July 2007}}
Office workers, students and tourists were still enjoying a Friday night out in London only hours after the discovery of the bombs. Bars and clubs remained open and [[Mayor of London|London mayor]] [[Ken Livingstone]] urged the capital's communities to work together to defeat the terrorism threat.<ref>Rupert Neate, Rachel Williams and Helen Pidd: [http://www.guardian.co.uk/terrorism/story/0,,2115283,00.html Bomb alerts and travel chaos fail to deter West End revellers], ''The Guardian'', June 30, 2007</ref>
Airports of Thailand Plc (AoT), the owner of Suvarnabhumi Airport, announced on [[21 July]] [[2006]] that a separate terminal for low-cost airlines will be built at the airport at a cost of 600 million baht (15.8 million dollars). The budget terminal will be located near Concourse A of the main terminal. It is capable of handling 15 million passengers per year. Its operating concept will be modeled after the LCC terminals of [[Kuala Lumpur International Airport]] and [[Singapore Changi Airport]].
Security at [[The Championships, Wimbledon|Wimbledon]] was increased as a result of the incident.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.tennis.com/news/news.aspx?id=89624 | author=AP| title=Security increased at Wimbledon due to terrorist threat |date=[[2007-06-29]]| work =[[Tennis.com]]}}</ref> [[Her Majesty's Government|Whitehall]] sources later stated that "international elements" were believed to be involved with the bomb.<ref name=BBC/> Police claim to have a "crystal clear" picture of the driver of the first car and suspect he may be an individual formerly detained in relation to the [[2004_Financial_buildings_plot|case]] of convicted terrorist Dhiren Barot.<ref name="Barot">Brian Ross and Richard Esposito: [http://blogs.abcnews.com/theblotter/2007/06/terror-plot-inv.html Terror Plot Involves Islamic Extremists; Police Have 'Crystal Clear' Picture of Suspect], ''ABC News'', June 29, 2007</ref> Barot was connected to an earlier "limousine bomb" plot, which also involved cars packed with [[propane]] gas cylinders.<ref name=BBC1/><ref>Dominic Casciani:
[[Image:Panoramic-SBIA-garden01.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Courtyard garden of Suvarnabhumi International Airport]]Despite claims from the owner of the airport that the new passenger terminal building is the world's largest at 563,000 m², [[Hong Kong International Airport]] still stays number one with 570,000 m², as the airport completed expanding the existing terminal in 2004 from 550,000 m² to make room for the greatly expanded shopping mall, SkyMart, at the East Hall area. The control tower, however, is the tallest in the world at 132.2m, topping [[Kuala Lumpur International Airport|Kuala Lumpur]]'s by about 2 meters.
[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/6756619.stm The men who made a plot possible], [[BBC]], [[2007-06-15]]</ref> One senior law enforcement official called the event a "terror plot involving [[Islamist terrorism|Islamic extremists]]."<ref name="Barot">Brian Ross and Richard Esposito: [http://blogs.abcnews.com/theblotter/2007/06/terror-plot-inv.html Terror Plot Involves Islamic Extremists; Police Have 'Crystal Clear' Picture of Suspect], ''ABC News'', June 29, 2007</ref>
[[CBS News]] has reported that a message appeared on the widely used [[jihad]]ist [[Internet forum]] [[Al-Hesbah]] at 08:09, [[June 28]] [[2007]], stating: "Today I say: Rejoice, by Allah, London shall be bombed." The message went on to mention the recently announced [[Knighthood of Salman Rushdie|knighthood]] of ''[[The Satanic Verses|Satanic Verses]]'' author [[Salman Rushdie]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/06/29/terror/main2997517.shtml | author=Tucker Reals |title=Was London Bomb Plot Heralded On Web?|date=[[2007-06-29]]| work =[[CBS News]]}}</ref>
==Airlines==
'''International Airlines'''
* [[Aeroflot]] (Moscow-Sheremetyevo)
* [[Aerosvit Airlines]] (Kiev-Boryspil)
* [[Air Asia]] (Kuala Lumpur)
* [[Air Astana]] (Almaty)
* [[Air China]] (Beijing,Chengdu)
* [[Air France]] (Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Paris-Charles de Gaulle)
* [[Air India]] (Delhi, Hong Kong, Mumbai, Shanghai-Pudong)
* [[Air Koryo]] (Pyongyang)
* [[Air Macau]] (Macau)
* [[Air Madagascar]] (Antananarivo)
* [[All Nippon Airways]] (Tokyo-Narita)
* [[Asiana Airlines]] (Busan, Seoul-Incheon)
* [[Austrian Airlines]] (Vienna)
* [[Bangkok Airways]] (Guilin, Hangzhou, Hiroshima, Hong Kong, Jinghong, Luang Prabang, Phnom Penh, Shenzhen, Siem Reap, Singapore, Xian, Yangon, Zhengzhou)
* [[Biman Bangladesh]] (Dhaka, Singapore)
* [[British Airways]] (London-Heathrow, Sydney)
* [[Cathay Pacific]] (Colombo, Dubai, Mumbai, Hong Kong, Karachi, Singapore)
* [[China Airlines]] (Amsterdam, Hong Kong, Kaohsiung, Rome-Fiumicino, Taipei-Taiwan Taoyuan)
* [[China Eastern Airlines]] (Kunming, Shanghai-Pudong)
* [[China Southern Airlines]] (Guangzhou, Shantou)
* [[Druk Air]] (Paro)
* [[Egypt Air]] (Beijing, Cairo)
* [[El Al]] (Tel Aviv)
* [[Emirates Airline|Emirates]] (Dubai, Hong Kong, Sydney, Auckland)
* [[Ethiopian Airlines]] (Addis Ababa, Guangzhou, Hong Kong)
* [[Etihad Airways]] (Abu Dhabi)
* [[EVA Air]] (Amsterdam, London-Heathrow, Taipei-Taiwan Taoyuan, Vienna)
* [[Finnair]] (Helsinki, Hong Kong [until May 19], Kuala Lumpur [from May 22], Singapore)
* [[Garuda Indonesia]] (Jakarta, Singapore)
* [[Gulf Air]] (Bahrain, Dubai, Hong Kong, Mumbai, Muscat)
* [[Indian Airlines]] (Bangalore, Chennai, Delhi, Gaya, Jaipur, Kolkata,Kuala lumpur, Mumbai, Singapore, Yangon)
* [[Japan Airlines]] ([[JALways]]) (Nagoya, Osaka-Kansai, Tokyo-Narita)
* [[Jetstar Asia Airways]] (Singapore)
* [[Kenya Airways]] (Nairobi, Hong Kong)
* [[KLM Royal Dutch Airlines]] (Amsterdam, Taipei-Taiwan Taoyuan)
* [[Korean Air]] (Busan, Daegu, Seoul-Incheon)
* [[Kuwait Airways]] (Kuwait, Manila)
* [[Lao Aviation]] (Luang Prabang, Vientiane)
* [[LTU International]] (Dusseldorf, Munich)
* [[Lufthansa]] (Frankfurt, Ho Chi Minh City, Kuala Lumpur)
* [[Mahan Air]] (Tehran-Mehrabad)
* [[Malaysia Airlines]] (Kuala Lumpur)
* [[Malév Hungarian Airlines]] (Budapest)
* [[Myanmar Airways International]] (Yangon)
* [[Northwest Airlines]] (San Francisco, Tokyo-Narita)
* [[Orient Thai Airlines]] (Guangzhou, Hong Kong, Seoul-Incheon)
* [[Pakistan International Airlines]] (Islamabad, Karachi, Lahore)
* [[PBair]] (Danang)
* [[Philippine Airlines]] (Manila)
* [[Phuket Air]] (Yangon)
* [[President Airlines]] (Phnom Penh)
* [[Qantas]] (Sydney, London-Heathrow)
* [[Qatar Airways]] (Doha)
* [[Royal Brunei Airlines]] (Bandar Seri Bagawan, Frankfurt)
* [[Royal Jordanian]] (Amman)
* [[Royal Nepal Airlines]] (Kathmandu)
* [[Royal Phnom Penh Airways]] (Phnom Penh)
* [[S7 Airlines]] (Moscow-Domodedovo)
* [[Scandinavian Airlines System]] (Copenhagen)
* [[Siem Reap Airways]] (Siem Reap)
* [[Singapore Airlines]] (Osaka-Kansai, Singapore, Tokyo-Narita)
* [[Sri Lankan Airlines]] (Beijing, Colombo, Hong Kong)
* [[Swiss International Air Lines]] (Singapore, Zürich)
* [[Thai Air Asia]] (Hanoi, Kota Kinabalu, Kuala Lumpur, Macau, Penang, Phnom Penh, Singapore, Xiamen, Yangon)
* [[Thai Airways International]] (Athens, Auckland, Bandar Seri Begawan, Bangalore, Beijing, Brisbane, Busan, Chengdu, Chennai, Chittagong, Colombo, Copenhagen, Delhi, Denpasar, Dhaka, Dubai, Frankfurt, Fukuoka, Gaya (Starts november 2006), Guangzhou, Ho Chi Minh City, Hong Kong, Hyderabad (start Oct 29, 2006), Islamabad, Jakarta, Johannesburg (start Oct 29, 2006), Kathmandu, Karachi, Kolkata, Kuala Lumpur, Kunming, Kuwait, Lahore, London-Heathrow, Los Angeles, Madrid, Manila, Melbourne, Milan-Malpensa, Moscow-Domodedovo, Mumbai, Munich, Muscat, Nagoya, New York-JFK, Osaka-Kansai, Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Penang, Perth, Phnom Penh, Rome-Fiumicino, Seoul-Incheon, Shanghai-Pudong, Singapore, Stockholm-Arlanda, Sydney, Taipei-Taiwan Taoyuan, Tokyo-Narita, Varanasi (start November 2006), Vientianne, Xiamen, Yangon, Zurich)
* [[Thai Sky Airlines]] (Hong Kong, Kuala Lumpur, Seoul-Incheon)
* [[Tiger Airways]] (Singapore)
* [[Transaero]] (Moscow-Domodedovo, St.Petersburg)
* [[Turkish Airlines]] (Istanbul-Atatürk)
* [[Turkmenistan Airlines]] (Ashkabad)
* [[United Airlines]] (San Francisco, Tokyo-Narita)
* [[Uzbekistan Airways]] (Tashkent)
* [[Vietnam Airlines]] (Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City)
* [[Xiamen Airlines]] (Fuzhou, Hangzhou, Xiamen)
The following day, in another incident, a [[Jeep Cherokee (XJ)|Jeep Cherokee]] was [[2007 Glasgow International Airport attack|set on fire and driven into the main departure terminal]] of [[Glasgow International Airport]] causing considerable damage. Two men, believed to be of Asian appearance, were arrested at the scene. One, who had been on fire, was taken to a nearby hospital and the other to a police station. [[Home Secretary]] [[Jacqui Smith]] announced that the attack is being treated as a terrorist attack and that the United Kingdom terrorism threat level has been elevated from "Severe" to "Critical", meaning "further attacks are expected imminently". In a press conference Glasgow police said this attack and the car bombs in London are believed to be linked.<ref>BBC News: [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/6257194.stm Blazing car crashes into airport], June 30, 2007</ref><ref>UK Home Office: [http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/security/current-threat-level/ Current Threat Level]</ref><ref>Mark Townsend, Jo Revill and Paul Kelbie: [http://www.guardian.co.uk/terrorism/story/0,,2115693,00.html Glasgow attacked as terror threat spreads], ''The Guardian'', June 30, 2007</ref>. The BBC reported that a mobile phone found after the arrest of the Glasgow suspects contained the numbers of those involved in the London bombing attempts. The Metropolitan Police say this is the first evidence they have linking the events.{{Fact|date=July 2007}}
'''Domestic Airlines'''
* [[Bangkok Airways]] (Chiang Mai, Koh Samui, Krabi, Phuket, Sukhothai, Trat, Utapao-Rayong)
* [[One-Two-GO]] (Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai, Hat Yai, Khonkaen, Krabi, Phitsanulok, Phuket, Surat Thani)
* [[PB Air]] (Buriram, Lampang, Mae Hong Son, Nakhon Phanom, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Nan, Roi Et, Sakon Nakhon)
* [[Phuket Air]] (Ranong)
* [[Thai Air Asia]] (Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai, Hat Yai, Krabi, Naratiwat, Phuket, Surat Thani, Ubon Ratchathani, Udon Thani)
* [[Thai Airways International]] (Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai, HatYai, Khon Kaen, Krabi, Mae Hong Son, Phitsanulok, Phuket, Surat Thani, Ubon Ratchatani, Udon Thani)
** [[Nok Air]] (Chiang Mai, Hat Yai, Loei, Mae Hong Son, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Phuket, Trang, Udon Thani)
In the [[United States]] White House press secretary [[Tony Snow]] said "There is no specific or credible evidence of any threat of any kind against the United States of America." [[Homeland Security]] Secretary [[Michael Chertoff]] said there were no immediate plans to raise the U.S. national threat level, now at yellow, or elevated. In [[New York City]] Mayor [[Michael Bloomberg]] said police would work extra hours in more locations. The police department increased patrols at high profile tourist areas such as [[Times Square]], as well as the subways. Officers were told to give extra attention to parking garages and any suspicious vehicles. After the Glasgow attack patrols were increased at some airports.<ref>AP: [http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19503746/ U.S. urges vigilance after U.K. bomb defused], ''MSNBC'', June 29, 2007</ref><ref>[http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19524699/ U.S. ‘comfortable’ with terror alert status MSNBC]</ref>
'''Cargo Airlines'''
* [[Federal Express]]
* [[United Parcel Service]]
* [[DHL]]
* [[Cathay Pacific Cargo]] (Hong Kong)
* [[Lufthansa Cargo]]
* [[Eva Air Cargo]] (Taipei-Taiwan Taoyuan)
* [[China Airlines Cargo]] (Taipei-Taiwan Taoyuan)
* [[KLM Cargo]] (Amsterdam)
* [[Singapore Airlines Cargo]] (Singapore)
* [[All Nippon Cargo]]
* [[Japan Airlines Cargo]]
* [[Nippon Cargo Airlines]]
* [[Martin air Cargo]]
* [[Shanghai Airlines Cargo]]
* [[Kuzu Airlines Cargo]]
* [[Korean Air Cargo]] (Seoul-Incheon)
* [[Asiana Cargo]] (Seoul-Icheon)
At approximately 21:30 on [[30 June]], officers of the [[Metropolitan Police Service|Metropolitan Police]] and [[West Midlands Police]] arrested two people at junction 16 on the northbound [[M6 motorway]] near [[Sandbach]] in south Cheshire, blocking the motorway for about 40 minutes.<ref>BBC News: [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6257606.stm UK terror threat now 'critical'], July 1, 2007 </ref>
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[[Gordon Brown]] stated on [[July 1]] that "[it is] clear that we are dealing, in general terms, with people who are associated with al-Qaeda."<ref>BBC News: [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6258062.stm ''PM defiant over "al-Qaeda threat"''], July 1, 2007; retrieved [[July 1]] [[2007]]</ref>
'''Entrance 1''' Thai Airways International (For Business Class and First Class Passenger)
On [[July 4]] a suicide note was found that police said belonged to two of the suspects.<ref>[http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/07/04/london.investigation/index.html UK terror police find suicide note]</ref>
'''Entrance 2''' Thai Airways International (Domestic Routes), Nok Air, Air Asia, Orien Thai, One-Two-Go, PB Air, Tiger Airways, SGA
==References==
'''Entrance 3''' Lufthansa, Swiss, Austrian Airlines, Gulf Air, Garuda, Aerosvit, Bangkok Air, Siem Reap Air
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== See also ==
'''Entrance 4''' Thai Airways International, SAS, ANA, United Airlines, Asiana, JetStar, Vietnam Airlines, LTU, Hainan Airlines
* [[2007 UK terrorist incidents]]
* [[2007 Glasgow International Airport attack]]
* [[21 July 2005 London bombings]]
== External links ==
'''Entrance 5''' Korean Air, Malaysia Airlines, Singapore Airlines, Kenya Airways, Turkmenistan Airlines, Transaero, Myanmar Airways, PMT Air
{{Wikinewspar5|Car bomb defused in central London|MI5 terror threat warning level raised to 'critical'|Further arrests following terror attacks in London and Glasgow|Eighth suspect connected to failed UK bombings arrested|Controlled explosions take place as police enquiry into UK bombings continues}}
*[http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/photo/gallery/070629/GAL-07Jun29-79723/index.html ''Washington Post Photo Gallery'']
*[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_pictures/6253418.stm In pictures: Car bomb discovered] ([[BBC]])
*[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/6253778.stm London mayor calls for vigilance] ([[BBC]])
*[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6255960.stm Metropolitan Police press conference (video)] ([[BBC]])
*[http://news.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,70131-1272910,00.html Public On Alert As Car Bombing Foiled] ([[Sky News]])
*[http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/546BFEB3-352D-488C-97BD-F0E08351DE68.htm Al-Jazeera News coverage (in English)]
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QK5-jIfOBjQ Keith Olbermann with ex-CIA expert on MSNBC]
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/6265674.stm] BBC News, Heathrow T4 Suspect package
{{War on Terrorism}}
'''Entrance 6''' Cathay, QANTAS, British Airways, Air France, KLM, Northwest, Aeroflot, Air India, Mahan Air
'''Entrance 7''' Qatar Airways, Etihad, Kuwait Airways, Egypt Air, Air Madagascar, Lao Airlines, Thai Sky, Xiamen Airlines, Air Astana
'''Entrance 8''' Japan Airlines, Eva Air, Uni Air, China Airlines, Dragonair, Finnair, Royal Jordan, Air Macau, Malév
'''Entrance 9''' Emirates, Turkish Airlines, Royal Brunei, Sri Lankan, Royal Nepal, Ethiopian Airlines, Philippine Airlines, S7 Airlines
'''Entrance 10''' China Eastern, China Southern, Air China, Indian Airlines, BIMAN, Drukair, Uzbekistan Airways, El Al Israel Airlines
==Transportation==
[[Image:Suvarnabhumi Airport outside.jpg|thumb|250px|The dropoff area]]
===Train===
: ''Main article:'' [[Suvarnabhumi Airport Link]]
The construction of the City Airport Terminal in [[Makkasan]] and a 28.6 km [[Suvarnabhumi Airport Link|high-speed rail link]] to the new airport started in July 2005 and are planned for completion in November 2007, although this deadline, too, seems unlikely to be met. The airport express, informally known as the Pink Line and operated jointly with [[State Railway of Thailand|SRT]]'s planned Red Line commuter service, will connect with the [[Bangkok Skytrain|BTS Sukhumvit Line (Green Line, Route 1)]] and [[Bangkok Metro|MRT Blue Line]] at Phaya Thai and Phetchaburi stations respectively, offering airport-bound passengers a fast 15-minute limited stop journey from the city.
Meanwhile, SRT provides a suburban commuter train service between Hua Takhe (the nearest station to Suvarnabhumi on the East line) and the northern suburban city of Rangsit via downtown Bangkok and the old Don Mueang Airport. The train also connects with BTS and MRT at Phaya Thai and Phetchaburi stations respectively. Passengers pay a flat fare of Bt30. A shuttle bus service linking the airport with Hua Takhe railway station is provided by BMTA for Bt15. The train service is currently not as popular as the bus service because the fact that it requires a shuttle bus connection. The service will be stopped when the Airport Express Link is completed.
===Bus===
The airport operates 4 airport express bus routes to downtown Bangkok. The buses are air-conditioned with ample luggage space. The fare is 150 baht for the entire route. Passengers can get on the bus on the first floor of the terminal. The four routes are as follows:
AE1 Suvarnabhumi-Silom Rd. (by expressway)<br />
AE2 Suvarnabhumi-Khao San Rd.(by expressway)<br />
AE3 Suvarnabhumi-Central World via Sukhumvit Rd.<br />
AE4 Suvarnabhumi-Hua Lamphong (central Bangkok Railway Station) via Victory Monument(by expressway)
Additionally, 12 city bus routes operated by Bangkok Mass Transit Authority (BMTA) serve the airport's dedicated bus terminal. City buses offer a cheaper alternative of Bt35 flat fare, compared with the airport express bus, but passengers must take a shuttle bus to the public transportation center's bus terminal before they can board the bus. The 12 routes are as follows:
549 Suvarnabhumi-Minburi<br />
550 Suvarnabhumi-Happy Land<br />
551 Suvarnabhumi-Victory Monument (by expressway) <br />
552 Suvarnabhumi-Khlong Toei via Onnut BTS station<br />
552A Suvarnabhumi-Samut Prakarn (Praeksa Garage)<br />
553 Suvarnabhumi-Samut Prakarn<br />
554 Suvarnabhumi-Don Mueang (by expressway)<br />
555 Suvarnabhumi-Rangsit (by expressway)<br />
556 Suvarnabhumi-Bangkok Southern Bus Terminal via Khaosan Rd.(by expressway) <br />
557 Suvarnabhumi-Wong Wian Yai (by expressway)<br />
558 Suvarnabhumi-Central Plaza Rama II(by expressway) <br />
559 Suvarnabhumi-Future Park Rangsit via Dream World (by expressway)
There are also direct long-distance services to [[Pattaya]] and [[Nong Khai]] operated by the Transport Company.
===Taxi===
Metered taxi service will be available from the Bus Terminal. Shuttle buses leave from ground level (1st floor) of the terminal building. Additionally, flat-fare [[limousine]] services will also be available. [http://www.nationmultimedia.com/specials/suvarnabhumi/taxi.html]
===Car===
The airport has 5 main access routes. Among these the most convenient route is via the Bangkok-Chon Buri Motorway (Highway No. 7).
==Departure tax==
International travellers departing the airport must pay a 500 [[Thai baht|baht]] tax levied by the airport operator, Airports of Thailand. The tax is not included in the price of airline tickets. It is paid to airport staff before queuing for immigration processing. On February 1, 2007, the international departure tax will be raised to 700 baht. <ref>Nation staff, August 29, 2006. [http://www.nationmultimedia.com/2006/08/29/national/national_30012237.php "Airport fees to go up"], ''The Nation'' (retrieved on September 2, 2006)</ref>
==References==
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== See also ==
* [[List of airports in Thailand]]
* [[Don Mueang International Airport]]
* [[Nakhon Suvarnabhumi Province]]
[[Category:2007 in London|car bombs]]
==External links==
[[Category:Terrorist incidents in 2007]]
* [http://bidding.airportthai.co.th/airportnew/bidding/nbia/en/index.htm Suvarnabhumi Airport Information]
[[Category:Terrorism in London]]
* [http://www.bangkokairportonline.com/ Suvarnabhumi Airport Guide]
[[Category:Al-Qaeda activities]]
* [http://www.airportthai.co.th/ Airports of Thailand Public Company Limited]
[[Category:Islamist terrorism in Europe]]
* [http://www.airport-technology.com/projects/bangkok/ Suvarnabhumi Airport] Project information from Airport Technology
[[Category:Failed terrorist attempts]]
* [http://hiptv.mcot.net/hipPlay.php?id=7818&SelectSpeed=128k News video of the last departures from Don Muang and the first arrival at Suvarnabhumi] from [[MCOT]]
* [http://hiptv.mcot.net/hipPlay.php?id=7819&SelectSpeed=128k News video of the first passenger arrival at Suvarnabhumi] from [[MCOT]]
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