Armoured cars
I was on a train out to Gloucester today, and after leaving Swindon, a freight train passed us going the other way (back towards London). The alarming thing was that it was full of white armoured vehicles - with 'POLICE' and an Arabic word (presumably also 'police') painted on them. About ten of them or so, plus a number of traditional khaki canvas-covered military jeeps.
The armoured police cars were pretty serious things, something like this thing.
Now, just before the Iraq war, I noticed a convoy of Tanks being brought down the M4 in the early hours in the morning, and everyone took the mik when I suggested that this was a sign of things to come...
Comment by Charlee — Sat 23rd Jul 2005 @ 9:57 pm