'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.

[kingu]

Ports up to 7000 are back online... Very, very, very strange. Never seen this before.

[GeronL]

I dunno yet.

[The Red Zone]

Whose ports?

[nopardons]

This was supposed to be HUGE!

Thank GOD this plot was foiled.

[onyx]

And President Bush is in Crawford as well.

Timing is everything, doncha know.

[nopardons]

BTTT

[mtbopfuyn]

We believe that these arrests (in London) have significantly disrupted the threat, but we cannot be sure that the threat has been entirely eliminated or the plot completely thwarted," said Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff in announcing that the threat level for flights from Britain to the United States has been raised to the highest "severe or red" level.

At least he admitted the threat might not have been thwarted. Cells here in the US might deserve a bit (a boat load) of attention.

[Cindy]

That's right.

Right here on Internet-Haganah.com

http://www.internet-haganah.com

[BigSkyFreeper]

I don't trust any one or any country that's visibly in bed with the enemy of freedom. That goes for France, Lebanon and Saudi Arabia.

[Jrabbit]

I wonder if they'll tell us which US airports were targeted?

[Seeing More Clearly Now]

I don't think there's much inconvenience in the idea at all. Everyone gets a seat, just not necessarily the seat he might want. No seat on a plane is like prison (except if one were forced to sit the durance of the flight in the loo), so I disagree with your objection.

[onyx]

CIA working VERY CLOSELT with the Brits for months now.

[nopardons]

Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh...sorry.

[Mo1]

Presser is on NOW

[snugs]

I am being told that at present there are no flights out of Heathrow but Gatwick is working.

In fact a friend at work has a friend who standing in line at present to get on a fligth to Spain.

She was only allowed to hand carry her passport and few bits in a plastic clear bag.

Now I must get back to work :0)

[Cindy]

Yep.

[nopardons]

bttt

[GeronL]

which UK paper is most likely to say these guys had "nothing in common" like the Toronto Star did to their arrested terrorists??

Daily Mail?, Guardian?

[Cindy]

Scottland Yard Press Conference on now on Sky News.

[SeaBiscuit]

LOL...I'm still chuckling too.. picturing that.. it was a good one!