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A car on fire has been driven at the main terminal building at Glasgow Airport, police have confirmed. | A car on fire has been driven at the main terminal building at Glasgow Airport, police have confirmed. |
Eyewitnesses have described a Jeep Cherokee being driven at speed towards the building with flames coming out from underneath. | Eyewitnesses have described a Jeep Cherokee being driven at speed towards the building with flames coming out from underneath. |
They have also described seeing two Asian men, one of whom was on fire, who had been in the car. | They have also described seeing two Asian men, one of whom was on fire, who had been in the car. |
The airport has been evacuated and all flights suspended following the incident at 1515 BST. | The airport has been evacuated and all flights suspended following the incident at 1515 BST. |
A Whitehall spokesman said the incident was not being treated as a national security threat. | |
One eyewitness said: "I heard the sound of a car's wheels spinning and smoke coming out. | One eyewitness said: "I heard the sound of a car's wheels spinning and smoke coming out. |
There was an Asian guy who was pulled out of the car by two police officers Richard GrayEyewitness | There was an Asian guy who was pulled out of the car by two police officers Richard GrayEyewitness |
"I saw a Jeep Cherokee apparently as if it was trying to get right through the doors into the terminal building. | "I saw a Jeep Cherokee apparently as if it was trying to get right through the doors into the terminal building. |
"There were flames coming out from underneath then some men appeared from in amongst the flames. | "There were flames coming out from underneath then some men appeared from in amongst the flames. |
"The police ran over and the people started fighting with the police. I then heard what sounded like an explosion." | "The police ran over and the people started fighting with the police. I then heard what sounded like an explosion." |
Eye-witness Richard Gray told BBC News 24: "A green Jeep was in the middle of the doorway burning. | Eye-witness Richard Gray told BBC News 24: "A green Jeep was in the middle of the doorway burning. |
The incident happened 1515 BST on Saturday | |
"There was an Asian guy who was pulled out of the car by two police officers, who he was trying to fight off. They've got him on the ground. | "There was an Asian guy who was pulled out of the car by two police officers, who he was trying to fight off. They've got him on the ground. |
"The car didn't actually explode. There were a few pops and bangs which presumably was the petrol." | "The car didn't actually explode. There were a few pops and bangs which presumably was the petrol." |
Taxi driver Ian Crosby said: "This was no accident. This was a deliberate attack on Glasgow Airport." | |
The reaction of members of the public was not to help the men in the car, but to restrain them, he told the BBC. | |
Mr Crosby, who said he served in Northern Ireland, told how he shepherded people away from the scene in case of a secondary explosion or a nail-bomb. | |
Two men, one of whom was reported to be badly burned, were seen being led away in handcuffs. | Two men, one of whom was reported to be badly burned, were seen being led away in handcuffs. |
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