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snorkmaiden Jul 9th 2005 8:50 pm
More Security Scares in the UK
 
Just started to get family phone calls saying Birmingham city centre is being evacuated.

Hope it turns out to be a hoax.

BBC Breaking News

AmerLisa Jul 9th 2005 8:56 pm
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Originally Posted by snorkmaiden

Hope it turns out to be a hoax.

BBC Breaking News
You and me both. I don't know anyone in Birmingham (regardless I hope everyone is safe!) but I don't want to see anything go further north either.

elfman Jul 9th 2005 8:59 pm
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Evacuating the "entertainment district", apparently. I don't envy the police having the task of trying to get thousands of pissed up Brummies out of the all pubs before closing time.

cindyabs Jul 9th 2005 9:33 pm
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Originally Posted by AmerLisa
You and me both. I don't know anyone in Birmingham (regardless I hope everyone is safe!) but I don't want to see anything go further north either.

That's where my husband is from-has family there.

AmerLisa Jul 9th 2005 9:41 pm
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Originally Posted by cindyabs
That's where my husband is from-has family there.
Birmingham? Well I hope his family is safe. Its not fun being over here and have loved ones there. :(

cindyabs Jul 9th 2005 9:53 pm
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Originally Posted by AmerLisa
Birmingham? Well I hope his family is safe. Its not fun being over here and have loved ones there. :(

Thanks. He's still at work so I don't know if he knows anything about it. Have to leave now and pick him up.

ImHere Jul 9th 2005 9:54 pm
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Originally Posted by elfman
Evacuating the "entertainment district", apparently. I don't envy the police having the task of trying to get thousands of pissed up Brummies out of the all pubs before closing time.
Open door. Shout: "Free beer this way" and leg it. Sorted.

AmerLisa Jul 9th 2005 9:56 pm
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Originally Posted by ImHere
Open door. Shout: "Free beer this way" and leg it. Sorted.
Always the voice of reasonable intelligence. :rolleyes:

Manc Jul 9th 2005 9:59 pm
Re: More Security Scares in the UK
 
Birmingham has an entertainment district?

ImHere Jul 9th 2005 10:00 pm
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Originally Posted by Manc
Birmingham has an entertainment district?
I think its more commonly called The Bus Station.

AmerLisa Jul 9th 2005 10:01 pm
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Originally Posted by Manc
Birmingham has an entertainment district?
lol

Manc Jul 9th 2005 10:01 pm
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Originally Posted by ImHere
I think its more commonly called The Bus Station.
well I guess it's nowhere near St Andrews or Villa Park.

ImHere Jul 9th 2005 10:05 pm
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Originally Posted by Manc
well I guess it's nowhere near St Andrews or Villa Park.

More commonly known as the "Theater of Dissapointment"

IrnBru Jul 9th 2005 10:06 pm
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yep, there have been some controlled explosions :eek: http://www.sky.com/skynews/article/0...188565,00.html

ImHere Jul 9th 2005 10:07 pm
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Originally Posted by IrnBru
yep, there have been some controlled explosions :eek: http://www.sky.com/skynews/article/0...188565,00.html

BAllan Sartori, a Birmingham club owner, said police appeared to have the situation under control in the city centre.

He said evacuating the city centre would have cost "a lot of people a lot of money".

But he added: "People's lives are far more important than money in a situation like this."

Very magnanimous of him.


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