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Holyrood to honour airport heroes Holyrood to honour airport heroes
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Members of the public who helped police officers during the suspected car bomb attempt on Glasgow airport are to be recognised by Holyrood. Members of the public who helped police officers during the failed car bomb attack on Glasgow Airport are to be recognised by the Scottish Parliament.
They are to be invited to an official reception in Glasgow in August hosted by First Minister Alex Salmond.They are to be invited to an official reception in Glasgow in August hosted by First Minister Alex Salmond.
Two men were arrested on 30 June after a Jeep was driven into the airport's main terminal building and set on fire.Two men were arrested on 30 June after a Jeep was driven into the airport's main terminal building and set on fire.
One has been charged with conspiracy to cause explosions. The other suffered 90% burns and remains in hospital.One has been charged with conspiracy to cause explosions. The other suffered 90% burns and remains in hospital.
Mr Salmond said that although medals and honours were not a matter for him, acknowledging people's role in dealing with the suspected car bomb attempt was.Mr Salmond said that although medals and honours were not a matter for him, acknowledging people's role in dealing with the suspected car bomb attempt was.
Community reassurance Threat level
"Theirs was a splendid display of fortitude and we acknowledge the resilience of the Scottish community as a whole," he said."Theirs was a splendid display of fortitude and we acknowledge the resilience of the Scottish community as a whole," he said.
"The reception and acknowledgement of people's role, in an appropriate setting, in an appropriate way, is a matter for me and will take place.""The reception and acknowledgement of people's role, in an appropriate setting, in an appropriate way, is a matter for me and will take place."
The first minister admitted a feeling of "controlled anger" but he said his overwhelming feeling was one of "great admiration" for the emergency services and travellers who had faced difficult circumstances. Meanwhile, it emerged that there were no armed police officers on duty when the terminal building was attacked.
He also stressed that those involved in the attack were not part of Scotland's "indigenous Asian community". The men arrested at the airport were tackled by an unarmed officer, an off-duty policeman who was passing by, and members of the public.
"I think that provided great re-assurance for the Muslim community and indeed for the wider community," he said. A force spokeswoman said armed officers were only deployed to the airport when the national threat level required it.
The government raised the threat level to "critical" for a short period after the attack.