Monday, May 21, 2007

Four men on a bummel

Item from the BBC: "Four men who claimed to be part of an Iranian team taking part in the FBD Insurance Ras race touched down in Dublin, then promptly vanished.
Race Organiser Dermot Dignam said he thought he had been negotiating an entry with a legitimate representative of the Iranian national cycling federation.
Visas were granted for five riders and four officials, but four of the group arrived a week early.
Immigration at Dublin airport contacted the race organisers, who arranged for emergency accommodation. However, the men never arrived at their destination.
"Everything appeared to be above board," Mr Dignam told the BBC's Good Morning Ulster programme.
"It turns out that it was an attempt by persons unknown to get a group of Iranians into the country."
Mr Dignam believed he had been dealing with Ali Zangi Abadi, vice-president of the Cycling Federation of the Islamic Republic of Iran and a former successful racer in Asia during the 1980s.
It now seems that the person concerned was posing as the former international rider.
Mr Dignam said there was no reason to believe there was a sinister motive for the men's arrival, and that it was simply a ploy for the men to gain entry to Ireland and possibly make their way to another European country."
Oh that's ok then: as long as they're on their way to England with their terrorism manuals. You'd have thought it wouldn't be too hard to catch four Iranians on bikes...

3 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

'terrorism manuals' ?? Where is your evidence for making this blatantly racist accusation ?? Would you be saying this if they were French or German ?? What would you be saying if they were Pakistani ?? Or are you stupid enough to believe that all Iranians are terrorists ?? Shame on you..

3:30 pm  
Blogger Whispering Walls said...

Of course I don't think all Iranians are terrorists. I'm simply saying that in these days of mad security when we're watched by cctv practically everywhere we go, it's amazing that the Irishman has no concerns about bogus Iranian cyclists going awol. For all we know, they may not even be Iranian.

7:17 pm  
Blogger Welshcakes Limoncello said...

No, it shouldn't be too hard to catch them, should it?!

6:26 pm  

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