A new glimpse into the events of the 2007 Glasgow Airport attack is set to reveal more about the day that shook Scotland to its core.
Almost two decades ago, a foiled bombing attempt in London's West End drove two terrorists to target the transport hub crammed with June holidaymakers.
Their aim was to cause violent levels of chaos and slaughtering as they drove a Jeep laden with gas cannisters and petrol into the front entrance of Glasgow Airport.
Miraculously, only Kafeel Ahmed, an engineer who carried out the attack alongside Bilal Abdulla, died as a result of the plot.
Now, a new two-part BBC documentary Terror at the Terminal, hopes to offer a new perspective on the dramatic day that shaped the city forever.
Combining remarkable first-hand testimony, rarely heard perspectives, archive and CCTV, the series is set to take viewers inside one of the most significant counter-terrorism investigations in modern British history before placing them at the heart of the extraordinary events at Glasgow Airport.
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The new documentary is part of BBC Scotland’s new slate of factual commissions from independent production companies, spanning a wide range of subjects including true crime, contemporary history, terrorism and the role of mythology in popular culture.
The first episode unfolds as an investigative thriller. Through interviews with members of the Security Services, counter-terrorism detectives and those responsible for thwarting terrorist plots.
The second programme shifts from investigation to immersive human testimony, reconstructing the attack on Glasgow Airport moment by moment through the people who experienced it.
David Harron, Commissioning Editor, Documentaries and Specialist Factual at BBC Scotland said: “The Glasgow Airport attack of summer 2007 was a truly shocking event and this new series will chart the inside story of the attack, the cat and mouse race between the terrorists and police and the subsequent global intelligence operation to uncover the truth.
"With testimony from eyewitnesses, politicians and security experts Terror At The Terminal promises to be a gripping and fascinating watch.”
Mick McAvoy, Executive Producer at Firecrest Films says: “Terror at the Terminal will take viewers inside the dramatic events that saw Scotland become the target for a new and evolving form of international terrorism.
"Directed by award-winning filmmaker Matt Pinder, it combines extraordinary testimony from those who faced the terrorists, investigated the plots and led the security response, with remarkable archive to tell a gripping story of terror, courage and the race to stop a new threat.”
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