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Just heard on the radio that pubs and bars in Birmingham city centre are being evacuated

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lemonice · 09/07/2005 20:44

due to police intelligence..

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helsi · 09/07/2005 20:45

oooo whats this about then?

Nbg · 09/07/2005 20:45

Oh dear!

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lemonice · 09/07/2005 20:46

Just on Radio 5, the centre is apparently being evacuated within the ring road but is just breaking news...

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gigglinggoblin · 09/07/2005 20:48

fingers crossed its just police being overly careful

Nbg · 09/07/2005 20:49

It's on tv now.

Nbg · 09/07/2005 20:50

Intelligence have been warned of a terror threat.

SaintGeorge · 09/07/2005 20:52

Appears to be a 'public warning' at the moment, though it looks like they are evacuating Broad Street area.

No cars getting in further than the inner ring road.

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lemonice · 09/07/2005 20:53

Where is your news from apart from the mention on R5 I can't see it on TV

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Hulababy · 09/07/2005 20:54

Hopefully it is a false alarm.

Generally these current groups don't give out warnings anyway.

fishfinger · 09/07/2005 20:54

lots of muffin top in broad street
broad by name, broad by nature

Nbg · 09/07/2005 20:54

Sky News. No one else has broke it.

Hulababy · 09/07/2005 20:54

meonice - it is mentioned right at top of BBC news site - on the latest ticker tape thing.

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lemonice · 09/07/2005 20:55

I don't think it was a warning from a group..

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nutcracker · 09/07/2005 20:55

Oh god, have just put the radio on to see if i can find out anymore.

Hope my brother isn't up there.

jayzmummy · 09/07/2005 20:59

Sh*t no!!! My sister is going into the city centre tonight on a Hen Night.....Please dont let this be the start of a hellish night....off to txt her and make sure all is well.

nutcracker · 09/07/2005 21:00

Argh my brothers phones going to voicemail

Can someone update on here if they hear anything else please ?

Frizbe · 09/07/2005 21:01

Yikes, bet my best friend is out up there....have txt'd her....

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lemonice · 09/07/2005 21:02

It is at the moment a public security warning issued in response to inteligence..

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tiffini · 09/07/2005 21:02

pubs and clubs are being searched, not evacuated, according to sky news

nutcracker · 09/07/2005 21:02

According to Sky news they have closed a few streets and no traffic is being allowed through either.

rickman · 09/07/2005 21:03

Message withdrawn

tiffini · 09/07/2005 21:05

oh, now they say they are evacuating clubs, pubs and restaurants.

nutcracker · 09/07/2005 21:07

Seems like they have it under control, but still very frightening.

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lemonice · 09/07/2005 21:07

Radio 5 is there..

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tammybear · 09/07/2005 21:09

got sky news on, asking people to evacuate, stopping people going into the centre and asking people to leave it, and they are saying it might be a bombscare or threats of it, but dont think anythings happened. just they think they have intelligence about it. hope nothing happens