Portrait of Britain 2012: Armed police arrest woman, 40, after fearing she had a bomb in eight-hour stand-off ixzz1p3AJeK00

H/T People of Shambala

The Daily Mail:

  • Police in Teesside were alerted shortly after 11am
  • Incident went on until around 7.30pm
  • Bomb disposal experts were called and a helicopter was scrambled

By Leon Watson

PUBLISHED: 17:25 GMT, 13 March 2012 | UPDATED: 22:11 GMT, 13 March 2012

 

Armed police talked down a veiled woman who had been suspected of being a bomber today after a chilling eight-hour stand-off in a quiet seaside town.

Officers took aim at her shortly after 11am having received a tip-off claiming she could have an explosive device in her bag.

A 40-year-old woman was then arrested in connection with the incident around 7.30pm under Section 136 of the Mental Health Act.

The drama unfolded at the seafront in Saltburn, Teesside. Army bomb disposal experts were called in immediately.

Armed Police surrounded the woman in Saltburn, Teesside, and took aim. Her bag was behind herArmed Police surrounded the woman in Saltburn, Teesside, and took aim. Her bag was behind her

It followed information received by Cleveland Police about the woman’s conduct. The area was cordoned off.

Eyewitnesses reported seeing a white woman wearing a dress with a veil sitting on a bench surrounded by armed police, who were alerted shortly after 11am. At 6.40pm, negotiations with her were still taking place.

Superintendent Ciaron Irvine said: ‘This was a fairly lengthy incident with a successful outcome.’

 

 

He said the matter had been brought to a safe conclusion. Officers also thanked residents for their patience and co-operation. Residents had said they believe it was a woman local to the area.

A bomb disposal team was sent to the scene and a police helicopter scrambled.

It is understood that a bag was examined by bomb disposal experts and at one point the woman was face down on the ground as officers covered her with their weapons.

Some locals claimed the woman had been to a hardware store in the town earlier in the day and purchased items.

The woman was ordered to walk forward, away from the bag as armed police kept their guns trained on herThe woman was ordered to walk forward, away from the bag as armed police kept their guns trained on her

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4 Replies to “Portrait of Britain 2012: Armed police arrest woman, 40, after fearing she had a bomb in eight-hour stand-off ixzz1p3AJeK00”

  1. I have the worst case of Islamonausea ever diagnosed.
    But this just might, just might, be one crazy infidel chick.

  2. From the looks of the google earth image posted in this NorthenEcho.co.uk article, of the birds eye view of the location of this eight hour standoff, it appears to have been quite remote. Think about that. Eight hours worth of police, military and air support diverted to this location. Begs the question . . .was she providing a diversion from some other more nefarious activity.
    Here’s another article which is typical of what irritates the perpetually irritable tribe -via the same source on Monday:
    ‘We still intend to finish the job in Afghanistan’

  3. This is the fault of the bloody politicians who let in millions of these potential Jihadis into the country. Even of they are not, then their growth rate due to a high birth rate, means the dissolution of the UK as we know it.

    Let us read what thinkers thought of Islam and Muslims not that long ago

    Founder of International Law Thought Islamic States Should be Excluded from the Family of Nations

    It’s always interesting to read perspectives on Islam from the era before political correctness cast its blight upon the western world, driving honest discussion from mainstream public discourse out to the margins, before it finally made a glorious comeback on the blogosphere.

    http://islamversuseurope.blogspot.com/2012/03/founder-of-international-law-thought.html

  4. Update:

    “Today, a Cleveland Police spokeswoman said: “The woman has been released into the care of her family and medical profession so that she can access the appropriate help and support.” link

    And who is expected to pay for the expenses involved for eight hours of police, military as well as air support and bomb disposal units? Now multiply that cost to address each and every episode these uniformly (pun intended) ‘mentally challenged’ members of this cult potentially present.