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John Smeaton (born 1976)
Former baggage handler at Glasgow Airport (born 1976)
John SmeatonKGM (born 1976[3]), also known by the nickname Smeato, is a former baggage handler at Glasgow Airport. He became involved in thwarting the 2007 Glasgow Airport attack. Smeaton lives in Erskine, Renfrewshire,[4] a town outside the city and near the airport. Brought up in Erskine, he was educated at Park Mains High School. Smeaton stood as an Independent candidate in the 2009 Glasgow North East by-election.
Glasgow Airport attack
[edit]Smeaton, a baggage handler, was off duty when he saw the incident start to develop on 30 June 2007. During his break he observed two men driving a burning Jeep filled with highly flammable gas cylinders into the airport entrance. He heard three explosions and ran over to help.[5]
It was reported that Smeaton shouted "fuckin' mon, then" and kicked Kafeel Ahmed in the groin. Ahmed suffered burns over 90% of his body and died later in hospital.[2][6]
During the incident Smeaton also helped drag Michael Kerr, who also intervened in the event, to safety. Kerr had been left lying with a broken leg beside the burning Jeep after also kicking Ahmed.[4]
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Heroes of terror attack praised 10 years on
The police officer in charge on the day of the Glasgow Airport terror attack 10 years ago has again praised the "heroism" of members of the public.
Former senior investigating officer David Swindle said the passers-by who tackled the attackers stopped them "causing harm" to hundreds of people.
Kafeel Ahmed and Bilal Abdulla crashed a Jeep into the doors of the airport's departure hall on 30 June 2007.
A concrete pillar and the actions of the public averted a tragedy.
Mr Swindle told BBC Scotland: "This was a Jeep loaded up with gas canisters and Molotov cocktails that was driven right into the airport.
"A concrete stanchion stopped it.
"If that vehicle had got through we will never know what the horrors would have been."
The Glasgow attack came the day after a failed attempt by the same pair to detonate two car bombs in London.
Abdulla, an Iraqi doctor who has been working in Paisley, and Ahmed, an Indian engineer who had grown up in Saudi Arabia, knew the police were on their trail and were determined to carry out a deadly suicide attack.
As their burning vehicle sat lodged in the airport doors and thousands of holidaymakers ran for their