Terrorism in Scotland (1983: Doomsday)

2.30PM, 5th November 2010
At shortly after 2pm local time a massive explosion was reported in central Peebles, the explosion was heard as far away as 5 miles and damage to buildings has been reported up to one mile from central Peebles.

First reports are that a building close to the main Chamberhouse building has been compleately demolished and that the chamberhouse building has been seriously damaged by the blast, the chamber itself was in session at the time of the attack, the conditions of the members of the house and the Chairman is, at this time, unknown.

3.30PM, 5th November 2010
Further reports from central Peebles has confirmed that the public house immediatly next door to the Chamberhouse known locally as The Thistle has been effectivly removed from the centre of the town. The building has been removed to below foundation level, initial reports are that the explosion my have been man made and intential.

Damage to the Chamberhouse is catastophic approximately three quarters of the building has collapsed and part of it is on fire.

Reports are also surfacing about the condition of the members of the Chamber, it is understood that so far four members of the house have been pulled alive from the ruins and are currently on the way to local hospitals, among the known survivors is Chairman Macintire.

4PM, 5th November 2010
An announcement of deaths in the Chamberhouse.

Phillip MacEnroe, an assistant to the Dumfries representative James Macdonald announces that both James Macdonald and the representative for Midlothian, Sean Galvin have both been killed in the explosion. Their bodies have been recovered.

He also reports that Chairman Macintire has a broken arm and some smoke inhalation, Lockerbie representative Mary Johnstone has a broken leg and arm, Livington representative James Stuart has bad burns to both his arms and smoke inhalation, and Clydesdale representative Michael Mawson has internal injuries, burns to both his legs and smoke inhalation.

Martin Cameron, the representative of Peebles and Tweeddale and Alexander Jones, the representative of Carrick are both still missing.

Terrorism?

In the Celtic Alliance, the main newspaper in Dublin receieves a message at 3pm from a man calling himself Guido Fawkes, taking responsibility for the explosion in Peebles. The party responsible calls itself Freedom for Scotland. (5th November 2010 is the 405 year anniversary of a failed plot by Guido Fawkes to kill King James and Parliment of Great Britain in 1605)

4.30PM, 5th November 2010
Military officials announce that the explosion was likely caused by a large amount of ANFO (Ammonia Nitrate/Fuel Oil) expolsives packed into the basement of 'The Thistle' Public House. From the amount of destruction they estimate that the bomb weighed between 1000 and 1500 lbs.

Phillip MacEnroe announces that the bodies of the two missing representatives, Martin Cameron and Alexander Jones have been recovered along with the bodies of three representatives assistants. Five people remain unaccounted for they are mainly admin staff as well as the head caretaker for the building.

At 4.30pm two men and a woman approach the Celtic Alliance border near Stranraer, they claim asylum and are brought to the office of the mayor of Stranraer. Once there they identify themselves as members of Freedom for Scotland and claim responsiblity for the bombing, they also say that they are three of the five people still listed as missing the the Chamberhouse building, they are the assitants to Martin Cameron, Mary Johnstone and the head caretaker for the Chamberhouse building.

5PM, 5th November 2010
Chairman Macintire returns to the ruins of the Chamberhouse, in a wheelchair with his left arm in a cast and sling he denounces the act of terrorism that has occured today and vows to hunt down the terrorists.

He also announces that the death toll for the attack has risen to nine, all the missing people have been identified and either their bodies have been recovered or their whereabouts located (he did not mention the three people who have given themselves up in Stranraer)

6.30PM, 5th November 2010
Chairman Macintire appears in front of the still burning Chamberhouse, he announces that Michael Mawson, the Clydedale representative has died of internal injuries sustained in the bombing.