Crossbow bolt fired onto pitch

mimo2005 · 11-19-2006, 08:27 AM

A football match was abandoned when a steel crossbow bolt was fired onto a pitch in Greater Manchester.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/m...er/6162948.stm

**Joefireline** · 11-19-2006, 09:17 AM

Ha! They can be ruddy dangerous!

**carsey** · 11-19-2006, 09:23 AM

Sounds dangerous. Glad no one was hurt.

**K-B** · 11-19-2006, 12:16 PM

But it also could have been fired from a distance away, and unintentionally landed in the pitch. They can travel great distances, depending on the size. I had a mini-crossbow, small but very powerful. I can only imagine the power of a full-sized bow

**Fr4665** · 11-20-2006, 03:07 AM

maybe it was a siege on the football game... watch for new headlines

catapults line up around stadium for a full 4 hour siege ...

11-19-2006, 08:27 AM	#1 (permalink)
mimo2005 Manager, The Relaxation Room/Analyst, Security Team Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 11,142 OS: xp	Crossbow bolt fired onto pitch A football match was abandoned when a steel crossbow bolt was fired onto a pitch in Greater Manchester. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/m...er/6162948.stm __________________ TSF has outgrown its server, again. Please help "Gutta cavat lapidem, non vi sed saepe cadendo"

11-19-2006, 12:16 PM	#4 (permalink)
K-B Moderator, Linux Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: NY Posts: 2,875 OS: Vista, Ubuntu My System	But it also could have been fired from a distance away, and unintentionally landed in the pitch. They can travel great distances, depending on the size. I had a mini-crossbow, small but very powerful. I can only imagine the power of a full-sized bow __________________

11-20-2006, 03:07 AM	#5 (permalink)
Fr4665 aka mr.fraggs Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: USA or Germany Posts: 2,965 OS: Win XP,Vista,Android My System	maybe it was a siege on the football game... watch for new headlines catapults line up around stadium for a full 4 hour siege ... __________________ I don't subscribe to threads please PM me if i miss a reply. ------- Everest SensorView Pro DriverCleaner how to fix your game

11-19-2006, 09:17 AM	#2 (permalink)
Joefireline Enthusiastic TSFer~Joseph Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Portishead (Bristol) England Posts: 5,319 OS: Windows 7 64bit(Desktop) / XP Home SP2(laptop) My System	Ha! They can be ruddy dangerous!

11-19-2006, 09:23 AM	#3 (permalink)
carsey Moderator, TSF Articles Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Hunwick, Co. Durham England Posts: 10,678 OS: XP Pro SP3 My System	Sounds dangerous. Glad no one was hurt.