'Plot to blow up planes' foiled [UK TERROR THREAT LEVEL RAISED TO IMMINENT{U.S.raised terror level)

BBC News ^ | Thursday, 10 August 2006, 05:06 GMT 06:06 UK | Unknown

[gary_b_UK]

A major terrorist plot to blow up planes in mid-flight has been disrupted by police, Scotland Yard says.

It is thought the plan was to detonate explosive devices smuggled on board aircraft in hand luggage.

During the night, police arrested a number of people in London after a counter-terrorist operation they said had lasted several months.

Police believe the attacks would have been particularly targeted at flights from the UK to the US.

The Department for Transport said security at all UK airports has been increased.

Passengers on all flights will not be allowed to take any hand luggage on to any flights in the UK.

Only the barest essentials - including passports and wallets - will be allowed to be carried on board in transparent plastic bags.

[nopardons]

BTTT

[onyx]

LOL -- I am so shamed...lol.

[Timeout]

Did I forget anything? (Well, there's always the J-E-W-S and all that trouble they're causing in the ME.)

And there is certainly some "important" Dem member of congress who wasn't informed (I'm hoping it was Rockefeller). Whining to follow.

AND I'm counting the hours until the first DEM downplays the incident and calls it "fear mongering".

[NorthWoody]

Your house must be built over a Native American burial ground. Either that, or a software glitch. One of the two. :)

[MEG33]

In case no one answered..It is the airports that are at red.. the rest of the country is "orange" level.

[Allegra]

Thanks to Mo1, PUNCH HERE!

LOL! I want to do that!

[onyx]

What guy, which channel?
I went to refill my iced tea... no not the Long Island kind... dang it.

[nopardons]

Welcome home!

[Cindy]

The suspect in the Seattle shooting has been described as an American of Pakistani descent.

ON THE NET...

DANIEL PIPES.org (NEW YORK SUN): "'SUDDEN JIHAD SYNDROME' IN SEATTLE" by Daniel Pipes (August 8, 2006)

DANIEL PIPES.org - blog: "MORE ON NAVEED HAQ, SEATTLE'S SUDDEN JIHADI" (August 8, 2006)

SEATTLE TIMES.com: ""I'M REALLY PROUD OF WHAT ID DID," HERO OF JEWISH FEDERATION SHOOTINGS SAYS" by Jennifer Sullivan (Updated August 8, 2006)

JIHAD WATCH.org: "A HATE CRIME WITH NO HATER" (August 3, 2006)

SEATTLEPI.com - SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER: "'I AM A MUSLIM AMERICAN, ANGRY AT ISRAEL' Six shot, one killed at Seattle Jewish Federation" (July 29, 2006)

SEATTLE TIMES.com: "HATRED HITS HOME: 6 SHOT AT JEWISH OFFICE" (July 29, 2006)

WorldNetDaily.com: "1 Dead, 5 Hurt in Seattle Terror" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Haq's father was a founding member of the Islamic Centre of Tri-Cities in Richland. He and his wife moved to Pasco three years ago. According to Chris Richey of Everett, Haq had been his neighbor until two weeks ago, when he abruptly moved. The landlady at their apartment told Richey Haq was going to Pakistan. Haq spoke often about guns and politics, said Richey, and didn't like President Bush. A law-enforcement source said Haq had a licence to carry a concealed weapon.") (July 29, 2006)

MICHELLE MALKIN.com - Weblog: "MEET THE MUSLIM SHOOTING SUSPECT" (July 29, 2006)

SEATTLEPI.com - SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER.com: "SUSPECT'S BAIL SET AT $50 MILLION" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "After listening to the 911 tapes, Kerlikowske described Haq as initially enraged. Haq "wanted the U.S. to leave Iraq, that his people had been mistreated, that the U.S. was arming Israel, and he didn't care if he died," Kerlikowske recounted.") (Saturday, July 29, 2006 Last updated 10:06 p.m. PT)

[Irishguy]

god that is just pricesless...what did they do, ask the imans to 'pretty please dont tell'...how friggen sad is that...

[AmeriBrit]

Those 11 Egyptians arrived in the US a month ago.

[NorthWoody]

Well, that's just a ridiculous rule now, isn't it? What are they worried about, that the papers may be sheet explosive in disguise?

[BigSkyFreeper]

You mean the plotters therefore KNEW that we knew of the plot?

I don't think so. They were speaking more or less in general terms. But the events of the last few days, from the missing students bound for Montana, this latest threat, and other detained Islamic dirtbags, all seem to be a coincidence. This may have been larger than anyone could have imagined. Sheik Nosehair and Zawahiri did say they were going to take this Jihad of theirs worldwide.

[Ben Chad]

BTTT - source?

[onyx]

LOL -- how are you holding up (((allegra)))?
We're living in dangerous times.

[Eurotwit]

According to the Scotland Yard spokesman, they did just so.

They did not give away specific locations of raids though.

[mtbopfuyn]

So look out for terrorist using Norwegian passports.

Blonde hair and blue eyed Norwegian Muslims? Muslims have taken over France, but how many are in Norway? Since I'm not in the business of faked documents, can the pictures be taken off or names changed on passports without it being obvious? I'm curious since years ago my passport was stolen from a US diplomatic pouch somewhere in the middle of Russia.

[EBH]

There are more than what has been arrested and can't find them all....?

[nopardons]

I ALWAYS use Caps, n00b; get used to it. LOL

[BigSkyFreeper]

Today's hard core LEFTIES are still using the old talking points from 1914, 1938, and the 1950s.

And singing the peace-love kum-bi-yah garbage of the 1960's. The left is living in an alternate reality.