Posted on 08/18/2006 11:08:33 AM PDT by presidio9
U.S. authorities are advising women not to wear gel bras on airplanes as information developed in the foiled London plot points to an expanding role for women in smuggling explosives on to an aircraft.
Authorities at Scotland Yard are questioning a husband and wife, suspects in the London terror plot, about allegations that they were planning to use their baby's bottle to hide a liquid bomb.
Police in the U.K. have recovered baby bottles containing peroxide, including some with false bottoms, from a recycling center close to the homes of some of the arrested suspects.
The use of female suicide bombers has been successful in previous airplane attacks.
When two airplanes went down within minutes of each other in Russia in 2004, officials immediately suspected a terrorist connection. It was later learned that the two suicide bombers were Chechen women. They had both been detained in the airport before boarding their flights but managed to convince airline officials using a little cash and charm to let them on board. Ninety people were killed.
"Black Widows," as they are called by the Russian media, are Chechen women who kill themselves to avenge the deaths of their husbands or other male family members.
There are numerous other examples of the use of female operatives in terrorist operations. Two women with explosive belts were among the hostage takers during the siege of a middle school in Beslan, Russia. Over 300 people were killed; half of them were children.
A woman had planned to blow herself up with her husband in an attack at a wedding in a hotel in Amman, Jordan last year that killed over 50 people. His explosive belt worked, while hers did not.
Maddy Sauer contributed to this report.
it's a disapointment
One can carry enough explosives in any one adult body cavity to destroy an airplane.
Well, maybe that will get them to stop searching grandma
Should be against the law, imo. "False representation of fact or circumstance, calculated to mislead."
Beware the Boob Bombers in Burkas Blowing up Bobbies
Maybe commercial flying wouldn't be so bad after all. ; )
Suppositories will be next!
How does one sign up for the inspection team I wonder?
I heard a department store saleslady refer to them as "helpers" - versus what we called 'em as teenagers: "Falsies"...
How did I know you'd be on this thread??
Hmmm...those could blow up in your face.
On the series side, what about gel inserts in shoes? What if Abdul isn't just gellin like a felon? And, it's a good thing my ex doesn't fly.
Gosh, only one finger is allowed up MY nose and that is mine!!! lol!
My beeber just got a series stunned
Talking about a pair of breasts that'll just blow your mind!!
This is easily detected using a procedure involving a white t-shirt and a cold bottle of water.
We'll know if Mel Gibson is lurking today if we see a new keyword: SUGART*TS
Why couldn't they just use the actual implants as explosives?
(Wait a minute...that's almost a serious question...)
Veerrrrryyyy Inter esting.
Utter devastation...
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