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'There are bombs, said attacker at airport'
Justin Davenport, Crime Correspondent17 Oct 2008
AN airport worker today relived the moment when an alleged terrorist attacker turned to him and shouted: "There are bombs."
Former firefighter Henry Lambie said he thought there had been a road accident when a Jeep crashed into the terminal building at Glasgow airport. He told Woolwich crown court that he grabbed a fire extinguisher and ran towards the burning vehicle as hundreds of passengers fled in panic on 30 June last year.
Mr Lambie, who was working as a passenger assistant, said he saw an Asian-looking man on the forecourt who had been in the car and had been on fire struggling with police officers. He used his extinguisher to damp down the building as he waited for the emergency services.
Mr Lambie added: "Just at that time, from my left, an Asian-looking chap came towards me and he was pointing at me saying 'Don't do that'. I thought, 'why don't I do this?' I said 'Get back'. He pointed towards the vehicle and said 'There are bombs'."
Bilal Abdulla, 29, who was the passenger in the car, watched impassively from the dock. He and a second man, Mohammed Asha, 28, are accused of conspiracy to murder and to cause explosions. They deny the offences.
The case continues.
