Posted on 08/11/2006 4:30:12 AM PDT by AmericanMade1776
Boston may have been one of the targets in the alleged plot to blow up airplanes headed to the United States from Great Britain, according to published reports NewsCenter 5's Steve Lacey reported Friday that information out of London Friday is in sharp contradiction to what Gov. Mitt Romney said Thursday about the plot.
Several British newspapers are quoting U.S. officials saying the planes targeted by the terrorists were headed to New York, Washington, Chicago, Los Angeles and Boston.
British authorities said that the plan was to blow up planes in mid-flight using explosives smuggled in hand luggage. The newspapers reported the bombs were to detonate not over the Atlantic Ocean -- but over the cities while the planes were landing, causing even more casualties on the ground. Despite these reports, the governor is standing by his assertion that the Hub was not at risk.
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"About 100 guard members were deputized to help with security at the airport." http://cbs4boston.com/topstories/local_story_223130519.html
I've always thought those undergournd tunnels, even the Callahan Tunnel, are a terrorist dream targets.
Agree with muawiyah, I can see who international flights can reach New York, Los Angeles, Miami and Boston which are located among our boarders but I was under the impression that any cities further in country are carried out by domestic flights only, meaning changing planes. Am I wrong on this assumption?
I wasn't talking about the 'cocktail' itself, I was talking about seeing the change in the structure of the bottle. Wouldn't a 'false floor' show up inside the bottle as a solid line?
It may but the thin plastics are not very opaque to XRay and you would have to bet the luggage screeners are really on their toes.
I more question the results of acetone on some plastics.
Sounds like we'll just have to get bottles of water on the plane itself. I hope the airlines are ready for the onslaught of requests. I usually travel with at least a 32oz. bottle of water. It is SO dry on airplanes; I like to have something at my seat to drink all the time.
Orbitz says it does not support setting you up for such flights though.
Thanks for the info, muawiyah.
I'm sure I heard Chertoff deny the explosion over the city scenario yesterday as well.
The Greater the "mass" the greater the fall.
Which is why it's so popular with Jihadis. In this incident, the plan seems to have been to mix the two components in the plane lavatory.
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