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'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

Posted on 08/09/2006 10:17:04 PM PDT by 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.


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To: stopem

No rumour, there was unguarded baggage at the time at the Warsaw airport..since then the all-clear has been given. Btw, I have access to wires, etc. via interbank sources that are often far faster and earlier than anything posted here.


1,781 posted on 08/10/2006 5:00:29 AM PDT by Cage Rattler
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To: Liberty Valance
They also canceled all flights from Britain to Libya.
1,782 posted on 08/10/2006 5:01:02 AM PDT by mware (Americans in armchairs doing the job of the media.)
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To: Peach; All
Gee, maybe we haven't' been so wacky after all worrying about the Oslamofacists terror threat! You wonder sometimes just what it will take to wake some Americans up! And already the DBM is trying the ol'reverse spin that it was our fault to begin with,figures!

Great stuff on Bennett this morning telling about how soros is funding the rat party to the hilt.I wondered what happened to Jane Harmon, how she went from free radical rat to hyper rat..now we know.

1,783 posted on 08/10/2006 5:01:14 AM PDT by rodguy911 (Support The New media, Ticket the Drive-bys, --America-The land of the Free because of the Brave-)
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To: Peach
Clark is such an ass.

He's a pretender saying the obvious e.g. "you have to get inside these groups", "you have to protect sources"blah blah blah

What a pompous fool!

1,784 posted on 08/10/2006 5:01:22 AM PDT by cerberus
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To: rdl6989
I pray that ALL the terrorists were caught.

All 1.2 billion of them.

1,785 posted on 08/10/2006 5:01:42 AM PDT by Labyrinthos
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To: Aquinasfan
Looking at the number "8" makes more sense if you look at it as two zeroes. "zero" as in Tower site, etc..

22 sounds right 11+11.

9 targets was put out in the news this AM.

Almost sounds like they were going to repeat 9-11 but blowing the planes over cities instead of flying them into targets,

1,786 posted on 08/10/2006 5:01:51 AM PDT by Sacajaweau (God Bless Our Troops!!)
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To: rodguy911

I heard that explained yesterday on Neil Boortz's show - about Soros and funding and Harmon.

We all have to buy Horowitz's new book Shadow Party.


1,787 posted on 08/10/2006 5:02:00 AM PDT by Peach (Prayers for Israel and all who love her.)
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To: Aquinasfan
Looking at the number "8" makes more sense if you look at it as two zeroes. "zero" as in Tower site, etc..

22 sounds right 11+11.

9 planes was put out in the news this AM.

Almost sounds like they were going to repeat 9-11 but blowing the planes over cities instead of flying them into targets.

1,788 posted on 08/10/2006 5:02:19 AM PDT by Sacajaweau (God Bless Our Troops!!)
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To: SE Mom

Heathrow cancelled all flights, they did not say specifically to the US. I dont know if Heathrow is shut down completely or not.


1,789 posted on 08/10/2006 5:02:20 AM PDT by mware (Americans in armchairs doing the job of the media.)
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To: Cage Rattler
Btw, I have access to wires, etc. via interbank sources that are often far faster and earlier than anything posted here.

Faster than FR? That is fabulously fast. Please keep us posted.

1,790 posted on 08/10/2006 5:02:45 AM PDT by Quilla
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To: Jim Noble

To be fair they do have to be mindful of not alienated the moderate Muslims, thus stimulating them to study their Scripture more closely and letting them find out it has been passages inspired by Satan.


1,791 posted on 08/10/2006 5:04:21 AM PDT by patriciaruth (http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1562436/posts)
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To: patriciaruth

Exactly.


1,792 posted on 08/10/2006 5:04:58 AM PDT by varina davis
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To: Quilla

Chertoff: We want to be as open as possible with the public but at the same time it's important to preserve confidentiality and also respect demands of British legal process which places restrictions on what we say.

21 individuals arrested and in custody who were engaging in plot to detonate liquid explosives on planes departing the UK for the US. The plot was well advanced with a significant number of operatives.

Planned to carry liquid explosive ingredients disguised as beverages or (something else).

International in scope. Suggestive of an AQ plot.


1,793 posted on 08/10/2006 5:05:30 AM PDT by Peach (Prayers for Israel and all who love her.)
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To: Peach
For sure, I like Bennett but he promoted bringing Horowitz back in Sept. How bout a little sooner Bill!

I guess the deal is that Soros has such a lock on funding with so much cash from several rat/billionaires he can put anyone up and they have a better than even chance to win with enough dough. Too bad our critters can't figure this one out.

1,794 posted on 08/10/2006 5:05:32 AM PDT by rodguy911 (Support The New media, Ticket the Drive-bys, --America-The land of the Free because of the Brave-)
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To: mware

I thought so.
However it was interested that Olympia was mentioned.


1,795 posted on 08/10/2006 5:05:43 AM PDT by Cindy
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To: Cindy

good ears - I thought they said Libia


1,796 posted on 08/10/2006 5:06:02 AM PDT by LadyBuzz
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To: tiredoflaundry

Good morning to you and to Kirby.
Another poster here has an African Grey called Bart!


1,797 posted on 08/10/2006 5:06:04 AM PDT by onyx (Deport the trolls --- send them back to DU)
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To: mware
If you go to the NSA site, you will find a dissertation by Clarke which will give a different perspective of the guy. He believes in secrets and discusses the problems of not being able to gain surveillance at the Mosques etc..

Listening to Homeland Security conference. Scarey sh**.

1,798 posted on 08/10/2006 5:06:30 AM PDT by Sacajaweau (God Bless Our Troops!!)
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To: All

Chertoff: We've disrupted threat but can't assume that everyone in network has been neutralized. No indication currently of any plot in the US but as precaution we've taken immediate steps with respect to aviation.

The US government has raised threat level to the highest level of alert - Red - for airline flights from the UK to the US.


1,799 posted on 08/10/2006 5:06:31 AM PDT by Peach (Prayers for Israel and all who love her.)
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To: Sacajaweau
Looks like car travel just got a big bump.
1,800 posted on 08/10/2006 5:06:33 AM PDT by rodguy911 (Support The New media, Ticket the Drive-bys, --America-The land of the Free because of the Brave-)
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