Bomb in Belfast Airport car park for almost a year?
02.11.10
There are reports that a car containing a viable explosive device may have been sitting in the long stay car park at Belfast International Airport for almost a year. A pipe bomb and suspected flammable liquid was found in a grey-coloured Toyota Carina car on Saturday afternoon. The bomb was only discovered because the car was about to be towed away.
In a statement, the airport said speculation about the length of time the car and the device stayed unnoticed in the car park was ‘unhelpful at this time. The PSNI are continuing to investigate the exact circumstances around the incident at Belfast International Airport on Saturday 30 October. As the incident is the subject of an active police investigation, the airport will not be adding to what the Police have already said.'
The airport parking company Q Park said ‘it was confident that car had not been there for a year’. However, the firm said it had not pre-booked and as such was not subject to its automatic number plate recognition software.
Police said they would not comment on the matter, but detectives have appealed for anyone who noticed the Toyota Carina carrying the registration number PDZ 2001 in the long stay car park at the airport to contact them.
The car was removed for further forensic tests in the early hours of Sunday morning and, although flights were not affected by the incident, passengers were unable to get their cars, causing major problems. Some passengers were forced to spend the night in local hotels because they were unable to get home without their cars, whilst others needed to take taxis.
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