I'm going to switch over and update the plane thread and then come back to here to see if I can update the robber.
First, let me post this here.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4778575.stm
Last Updated: Thursday, 10 August 2006, 05:47 GMT 06:47 UK
"'Plot to blow up planes' foiled"
ARTICLE SNIPPET: "It is thought the plan was to detonate explosive devices smuggled on aircraft in hand luggage.
Police have arrested about 18 people in the London area after an anti-terrorist operation lasting several months.
Security at all airports in the UK has been tightened and delays are expected. MI5 says the current UK threat level is critical - the highest possible."
http://www.foxnews.com
Note: The following news brief is a quote:
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http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,207682,00.html
London Police Disrupt Terrorist Plot to Blow Up Aircraft in Mid-Flight
Thursday, August 10, 2006
LONDON — Authorities in London thwarted a terrorist plot to blow up an aircraft in mid-flight between the United States and the United Kingdom using explosives smuggled in hand luggage, police said Thursday.
Click here to read the Sky News story.
Police have arrested a number of people in London after a major covert counter-terrorist operation lasting several months, police said in a statement.
Security at the country's airports increased and additional measures were put in place for all flights.
British Airways advised all passengers that they would not be permitted to carry any hand baggage on board any aircraft departing from any airport in the country.