Weird Plot of Womb Bomber (The latest depravity by TROP™)

The New York Post ^ | January 4, 2004 | Brian Blomquist and Andy Geller

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A she-bomber planned to blow up British Airways Flight 223 over Washington with plastic explosives hidden inside her body, a chilling new report says.

U.S. security services told Scotland Yard that the woman — almost certainly linked to al Qaeda — planned to hide 8 to 12 ounces of the material tucked inside her reproductive region, London's Mirror newspaper reported.

When the flight was over the nation's capital, the bomber would go to the bathroom, remove the explosives and detonate a blast that would blow the aircraft out of the skies.

A Homeland Security official said he was unaware of a specific threat of a female suicide bomber who would hide explosives in her body.

But he added, "We've had concerns about IEDs" — improvised explosives devices.

As a result, airport security screeners check for women wearing loose clothing and other signs the official declined to talk about.

"Smuggling a bomb onto a plane by this method is one of our worst nightmares," a senior Scotland Yard source told the newspaper. "If you do not have specific information about the suspect, it would be impossible to carry out an intimate body search of every female passenger."

Flight 223 to Washington's Dulles Airport was canceled for two days because of fears that an al Qaeda terror team planned to hijack the plane and crash it into the nation's capital.

The flight finally took off from London's Heathrow Airport yesterday afternoon after being delayed for 3 hours and 20 minutes by security checks.

It landed safely at Dulles around 9:20 p.m. last night

All 268 passengers were searched and taken on board one by one as armed cops and sniffer dogs stood by. Detectives questioned some passengers and U.S. officials checked the full passenger list before the plane was given clearance to leave.

British Airways also cancelled a morning flight from Dulles to Heathrow as well as a flight from London to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and its return today.

The Scotland Yard source said intelligence information indicated the womb-bomb attack was planned for "sometime over the holiday period." A specific British Airways flight was mentioned.

"Because the intelligence did not identify a passenger by name, it was decided to disrupt the plot by canceling the flights," the source said.

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[beaversmom]

I thought about this when the shoe bomber incident first ocurred. The security started to check everyone's shoes. I thought this security stuff could get pretty intense if these people start shoving it up their orifices. People complain about having to take off their shoes!

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[Prime Choice]

Next up in Homeland Security: crotch-sniffing bomb-detecting dogs.

In keeping with the Homeland Security practice of only harassing little old white ladies (instead of Muslim men of Arabic descent) these dogs will only be used on little old white men.

[AsYouAre]

All 268 passengers were searched and taken on board one by one as armed cops and sniffer dogs stood by.

Great! I just broke my dog of this behavior with women who come to our house. Now I have to retrain him all over again. ;-)

[bvw]

The lower orifices are most convenient, sure. But people have also put bombs in sinus cavities. With a surgery, you could put an explosive anywhere in the body. We are talking suicide bombers, so why not a surgery?

[GOP_Proud]

< "We've had concerns about IEDs" — improvised explosives devices. >

Maybe that should be IU IEDs.

[11th Earl of Mar]

Next up in Homeland Security: crotch-sniffing bomb-detecting dogs

Most dogs do that anyway.

[Grut]

I dunno. Sometimes I wonder if the boys in the newsroom aren't just making up outrageous stuff to see what they can get the rubes to believe. But who'd have believed a shoe bomb?

[boycott]

I am like this, if they look like they've ever worn a towel on their head, don't let them in.

[tsmith130]

Midal anyone?

[southland]

I agree don't let people of certain religions in our society if they can't performin a civilized maner.

[mollynme]

As posted on a sister thread the latest equipment in airport screening:

[EuroFrog]

I wear a towel on my head after every shower!

[sgtbono2002]

The thing I dont understand is why would someone go to the bathroom and remove the device before exploding it. Its not like they intend to survive the explosion, might as well sit there and let er go.

[jws3sticks]

A new twist (sic) to the Vagina Monolouges.

[STARWISE]

I thought they had new 3-D X-ray cameras that see "everything" under your clothes.. why aren't they being used at vulnerable airports??

[nightdriver]

A device that would detonate any explosive material could be installed in airport metal detector, but it would get really messy at times.

[Yaelle]

Why would they limit their check to women wearing loose clothing? The part of the anatomy they are searching can be also found in tight jeans.

I watch the local police dogs do their training in the park. I guess they are going to have to get some more women cops who don't mind popping in Plastique tampons during training now. Yech.

[Tax Government]

We need a whole-body radiation-free scanner to detect explosive chemicals anywhere in/on a passenger.