Follow the link for footage from inside and outside the airport. "Glasgow car bombings: new footage," by Duncan Gardham for the Telegraph, October 14:
The images, taken from CCTV cameras at the airport, show one of the men trying to fight off police and members of the public who are trying to tackle him, although he has been doused in burning petrol.
In other pictures, members of the public can be seen running from the airport departure lounge in panic on what was one of the busiest days of the year.
The Jeep, described as a "mobile fire bomb", was packed with 10 petrol containers, four oil containers and a number of glass bottles, some with wicks attached as petrol bombs.
Kafeel Ahmed, a PhD student from India, drove the vehicle into the airport on the afternoon of June 30 last year.
A month after the attack, he died from the burns he had suffered but the footage was released as part of the trial of his passenger, Bilal Abdulla, and an associate, Mohammed Asha, who are accused of conspiracy to murder and conspiracy to cause explosions.
The jury was told on Friday how Kafeel Ahmed reversed out after smashing into the airport and with "the engine revving and the tyres screeching", made a series of attempts to crash through the airport doors.
Jonathan Laidlaw QC told Woolwich Crown Court that both Ahmed and Abdulla threw petrol bombs and there were shouts of "Allahu Akbar", a Muslim expression meaning 'God is great'.
"Realising what was happening, police and members of the public gathered in an attempt to extinguish the fire and Kafeel, though himself alight, tried to obstruct them by punching and kicking out," he added.
"CS gas was sprayed at him and he was kicked to the ground before the fire on him was eventually extinguished and he was subdued, then handcuffed and arrested."
Abdulla also tried to stop the fire in the Jeep being put out before running off pursued by police officers and members of the public.
In the struggle to subdue him, one member of the public lost a tooth and had his leg broken, the court heard.
The jury was told that queues at the departure desks were nearly up to the terminal doors.
"For those present it must have been the most terrifying of experiences," Mr Laidlaw said.
Passengers panicked and rushed for the exits, knocking others down and trampling one woman in the crush.
"Children could be heard screaming," Mr Laidlaw said. "The film from the CCTV system at the airport gives a fairly graphic indication of the seriousness of what occurred and how fortunate it was that nobody lost their life."
Abdulla, 29, and Asha, 28, deny the charges and the trial continues.
You know the most heartening part of this story? These passages.
"The images, taken from CCTV cameras at the airport, show one of the men trying to fight off police and members of the public who are trying to tackle him, although he has been doused in burning petrol".
And:
"Realising what was happening, police and members of the public gathered in an attempt to extinguish the fire and Kafeel, though himself alight, tried to obstruct them by punching and kicking out," he added.
"CS gas was sprayed at him *and he was kicked to the ground* {my emphasis added - dda} before the fire on him was eventually extinguished *and he was subdued* {my emphasis added - dda} , then handcuffed and arrested."
"Abdulla also tried to stop the fire in the Jeep being put out before running off pursued by police officers *and members of the public* {my emphasis added - dda}.
"In the struggle to subdue him, one member of the public lost a tooth and had his leg broken, the court heard."
Scots Wha Hae!!!
The police didn't have to deal with these jihadists alone; 'members of the public' waded in and assisted, despite the danger. And it sounds like it was one hell of a fight.
The Scotsman who got his leg broken and lost a tooth, is to be honoured for placing his public duty as a citizen, above his personal health and safety. He could have chosen to run like hell, or to stand back and watch the fun from a safe distance and let the police try to do it alone. But he didn't. He got in and helped even though he got hurt.
Moral of the story: in situations like this, the police *may* need assistance.
'Undaunted' - you may like, at this point, to offer expert commentary, perhaps even a commentary on the video footage, and a few rules of thumb as to how ablebodied 'members of the public', male OR female, may best assist (and how to make sure that, in trying to offer assistance to the cops, we do not in fact make things harder for them).
In this case, the citizen assistance appears to have been necessary and useful.
I can hardly wait for the defense. They'll prolly claim they were just tryin' to scare people.
So...the one Jihadi got a taste of what awaits him on the other side. Now that's fanaticism. Raisin' hell and fightin' folks whilst yer on fire. Shows ya what were up against.
Like was said already...the fact that regular folks were willing to tackle a man on fire...
Kinda renews my faith in the spirit of those in the UK. One can only hope that these proceedings will awake those that deny the danger.
Islam is a lie and truth is killing it.
Abdulla, 29, and Asha, 28, deny the charges and the trial continues.
What a crying shame these bastards are still alive. Their survival is just another tremendous expense for the taxpayers; first the trial and then their prison terms, assuming they are convicted. It wouldn't surprise me to see them acquitted. What savages islam creates, Satanic beasts.
Why? Are they ashamed of doing Allah's work?
Perhaps it should be stressed that, as I understand it, these people who intervened to fight the fire were in great danger of being killed by the explosion of all the oil and petrol contained in large quantities in the burning car. It must have been very close to the point of going up in a fireball that would have killed many people.
And poor Kafeel Ahmed died of his burns a month later. I hope he wasn't given too much morphine, after all it can be habit forming.
OT : From the part of Birmingham that brought us the Jihadi plot to kidnap and behead a Muslim British Army soldier on video, comes this latest indicator of everyday life in Muslim ruled English streets:
http://www.birminghammail.net/news/birmingham-news/2008/10/13/teen-fights-for-life-after-machete-attack-in-alum-rock-97319-22022543/
From article: A month after the attack, he died from the burns he had suffered...
Allah must have been unhappy with him.