Brown faced a major prime-ministerial challenge two days after entering office , when two unexploded car bombs were discovered in London on 29 June . The following day , a car was driven into the entrance of the main terminal of Glasgow International Airport in a second apparent terrorist attack , causing a fire and considerable damage to the building . Brown was born in Glasgow , leading to speculation that the attacks were motivated against him . As a result of both the London and Glasgow incidents , Brown chaired emergency COBRA meetings to review plans to protect the British public . He also spoke to the First Minister of Scotland Alex Salmond regarding the incidents
two unexploded car bombs were discovered in London
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