UPDATED…
This news no doubt will be traveling fast. Only a few weeks ago EOD or ‘bomb disposal’ to you and me, had to defuse a 500lb car bomb in Northern Ireland.
A few hours ago an Army base in Massereene, County Antrim, came under automatic weapon fire killing two soldiers, injuring two soldiers and two civilians. As I write this, the story is changing with talks of either a pizza delivery van was used to get to main gate – or was used as cover by a following vehicle.
The Soldiers in Northern Ireland were non operational, they are simply based there, as they would be in any other part of the UK. As such security was low.
At this time, no one is claiming responsibility.
All this means is this ‘Business as Usual’ will ensue.
UPDATE : HOW THE ATTACK UNFOLDED
So, is it time to get tooled up again? Sadly I think it just might be.
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This is indeed a worrying development. I’m wondering what all those men & women who’ve joined the police force in NI in the ten years of peace are now thinking.
I’m only guessing here – but might a silent shout of AMMO!! and where’s me gun?!
Seriously though, it is more gobsmacking that no one wants to use the word ‘Terror’ in all this.
You think they’d have time to shout ‘Ammo? where’s my gun’ ? Several bullets to the chest, head or wherever they were hit would have shattered them in minutes. May they RIP and may the sons of a bitch that did it be caught, punished and slaughtered.
errr, while I agree with your sentiment completely – the response was to what the rest of the police etc were thinking now.