Tangis are known to the local population as 'Meat Wagons'. This name comes from the police being called 'pigs' and from other armoured vehicles used by the British Army in Northern Ireland, such as the Humber Pig. The vehicles are synonymous with Northern Ireland's Troubles.
Tangis are known to the local population as 'Meat Wagons'. This name originates from police being called 'pigs' and from other armored vehicles used by the British Army in Northern Ireland, such as the Humber Pig. The vehicles are synonymous with Northern Ireland's Troubles.