I was reading the news stories on the Scottish airport and the men were described as south asian, but they also said that they link this incident to the London plots that were foiled, which is supposedly linked to al-quaeda....When people say Asian, most people will think Chinese or Japanese or Vietnamese...so if it was an Arab or Muslim, the person would have been described as Middle Eastern...So where are the people from?
2007-06-30 06:23:16 · 8 answers · asked by mrb1017 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Pakistanis look more middle eastern than asian...
2007-06-30 06:26:34 · update #1
Miriam: The yahoo story says, ""One has to conclude ... these are linked," Dame Pauline Neville-Jones, former head of Britain's joint intelligence committee, told Sky News."
2007-06-30 06:29:22 · update #2
Other possibilities: Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Bangladesh...
ADDENDUM:
"A car on fire has been driven at the main terminal building at Glasgow Airport, police have confirmed.
Eyewitnesses have described a Jeep Cherokee being driven at speed towards the building with flames coming out from underneath.
"They have also described seeing two Asian men, one of whom was on fire, who had been in the car." (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/6257194.stm)
Just Asian... Could be from almost anywhere.
2007-06-30 06:28:44 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
That would be Indian, Bengali, Pakistani. "South Asian" - often the British term for the above stated. Asia is a huge continent, so different terms are used for describing paticular regions and inhabitants.
2007-06-30 13:28:07 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Al-quaeda is radical islamists.
They can be of any race.
There are many asians who follow islam. Try to ignore stereotypes when you look at these things.
2007-06-30 13:27:13 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Two cars found with explosives, one of them close to a night club, it's almost like the "Bali" bombing, there you have a possible link to who they are and/or from where.
2007-06-30 13:32:07 · answer #4 · answered by Millie 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pakastani?
2007-06-30 13:25:29 · answer #5 · answered by James O 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pakistan most likely, but could also be India or Bangladesh.
2007-06-30 13:27:34 · answer #6 · answered by House 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Indonesia, Malaysia.... Very, very large muslim countries.
2007-06-30 14:22:57 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
they said it is not linked yet and I would guyess south assian as indian or pakistan.
2007-06-30 13:27:22 · answer #8 · answered by Mim 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋