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  • August 2007

    • Harry Potter and the Murdered Heiress?

      Times (UK)  |  Aug 19, 07 12:27 PM CDT

      Harry Potter and the Murdered Heiress?

      (Newser) - J.K. Rowling has been spotted writing something in an Edinburgh cafe like the one where she penned the first Harry Potter book, and fellow author Ian Rankin says she's moving in on his territory—crime fiction. Rankin admits he hasn't personally talked to Rowling about her next project; it was his wife who saw her "scribbling away." More »

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      book  • literature  • Harry Potter  • JK Rowling  • Scotland  • author  • fiction  • Edinburgh

    • Scot Separatists Publish Plans for Independence

      Scotsman (UK)  |  Aug 15, 07 6:56 AM CDT

      Scot Separatists Publish Plans for Independence

      (Newser) - The August lull in British politics has given way to a national debate on an unexpected topic: Scottish independence. The separatist leader of Scotland's regional parliament has published a white paper outlining plans for a referendum and suggesting features of an independent Scotland: its own army, its own EU membership, and especially its own governance of huge North Sea oil reserves. More »

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      Great Britain  • United Kingdom  • European Union  • oil  • Gordon Brown  • Scotland  • independence  • separatists  • North Sea  • Alex Salmond

    • Glasgow Bomb Suspect Dies in Hospital

      Associated Press  |  Aug 2, 07 8:39 PM CDT

      Glasgow Bomb Suspect Dies in Hospital

      (Newser) - A man who cops say crashed a Jeep full of explosives into a Glasgow airport a month ago has died of his injuries, the AP reports. Kafeel Ahmed suffered critical burns during the attack and died without emerging from a subsequent coma at a local hospital. Police say he attacked the airport on June 30, the morning after two unsuccessful car bombings in London. More »

  • July 2007

    • Same 2 Men Suspected in Airport, Car Bombings

      Guardian (UK)  |  Jul 2, 07 8:53 AM CDT

      Same 2 Men Suspected in Airport, Car Bombings

      (Newser) - The two men who rammed a flaming Jeep into a Glasgow airport terminal Saturday are suspected of being the same people who parked two explosives-packed cars in London the day before, sources tell CNN. One is a doctor who is being treated for severe burns in the hospital where he worked. Authorities were already on the trail of the suspects before the Glasgow attack, they disclosed today, after the cars in London yielded productive leads. More »

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      Great Britain  • United Kingdom  • London  • car bomb  • Scotland  • British terror attacks  • Glasgow Airport

    • UK Arrests 2 More in Bomb Spree

      BBC  |  Jul 2, 07 6:59 AM CDT

      UK Arrests 2 More in Bomb Spree

      (Newser) - Two new arrests have been made in the failed Glasgow airport attack after houses were searched in several Scottish neighborhoods last night. The two men were 25 and 28 years old, and didn’t appear to be native to the country, the BBC reports. Seven suspects are now in custody. More »

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      al-Qaeda  • terrorism  • United Kingdom  • London  • bombing  • arrest  • Scotland  • Glasgow Airport

  • June 2007

    • Car Rams Glasgow Airport

      BBC  |  Jun 30, 07 11:06 AM CDT

      Car Rams Glasgow Airport

      (Newser) - A burning Jeep Cherokee was driven at high speed into the main terminal building at the Glasgow airport today. Two men in the vehicle, described as Asian, survived the crash and were taken into custody, the BBC reports. The airport was evacuated and all flights were suspended. More »

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      terrorism  • airport  • security  • Scotland  • car crash  • Glasgow Airport  • Glasgow

  • May 2007

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