Thousands turn
out for London gay pride parade despite terrorism attempts

Thousands of revelers wearing feather boas and draped in pink and red Union Jack flags turned out for London's gay pride parade on Saturday--flamboyant celebrations muted by three suspected terror plots.

Yellow police vests dotted a sea of rainbow flags. Security was high after the discovery early Friday of two gas-laden Mercedes parked just meters from the parade's finishing point at Trafalgar Square. A third potential attack came Saturday when two men crashed a burning vehicle into the main Glasgow Airport terminal in Scotland. Both men, one of whom was injured, were arrested.

London mayor Ken Livingstone told the crowd that terrorists will not intimidate the United Kingdom.

''They planned to cause destruction and fear, and they failed,'' Livingstone said. ''No one stayed home in fear.''

Livingstone urged Londoners to carry on with their lives.

''I'm not going to let them beat me,'' said Kelly Roberts, 31. ''That's the British way about us.'' (AP)