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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.
TOPICS: Breaking News; News/Current Events; United Kingdom; War on Terror
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To: Cindy
To: Mo1
LOL -- I am so shamed...lol.
1,382
posted on
08/10/2006 2:17:16 AM PDT
by
onyx
(Deport the trolls --- send them back to DU)
To: Mo1
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".
1,383
posted on
08/10/2006 2:17:22 AM PDT
by
Timeout
(I hate MediaCrats!)
To: mtbopfuyn
Your house must be built over a Native American burial ground. Either that, or a software glitch. One of the two. :)
1,384
posted on
08/10/2006 2:17:37 AM PDT
by
NorthWoody
(Hey, politicians! Stand up, be men, do your jobs and close the borders while there's still time.)
To: Allegra
In case no one answered..It is the airports that are at red.. the rest of the country is "orange" level.
1,385
posted on
08/10/2006 2:17:39 AM PDT
by
MEG33
(GOD BLESS OUR ARMED FORCES.)
To: onyx; Mo1
Thanks to Mo1, PUNCH HERE! LOL! I want to do that!
1,386
posted on
08/10/2006 2:18:32 AM PDT
by
Allegra
(FReeping LIVE! from "the other war zone.")
To: GeronL
What guy, which channel?
I went to refill my iced tea... no not the Long Island kind... dang it.
1,387
posted on
08/10/2006 2:18:40 AM PDT
by
onyx
(Deport the trolls --- send them back to DU)
To: AnalogReigns
To: Timeout
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)
1,389
posted on
08/10/2006 2:19:00 AM PDT
by
Cindy
To: Seeing More Clearly Now
god that is just pricesless...what did they do, ask the imans to 'pretty please dont tell'...how friggen sad is that...
1,390
posted on
08/10/2006 2:19:01 AM PDT
by
Irishguy
(How do ya LIKE THOSE APPLES!!!!)
To: nopardons
Those 11 Egyptians arrived in the US a month ago.
1,391
posted on
08/10/2006 2:19:04 AM PDT
by
AmeriBrit
(Spreading the truth - Doing the job the MSM won't do!)
To: The Red Zone
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?
1,392
posted on
08/10/2006 2:19:05 AM PDT
by
NorthWoody
(Hey, politicians! Stand up, be men, do your jobs and close the borders while there's still time.)
To: MEG33
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.
1,393
posted on
08/10/2006 2:19:16 AM PDT
by
BigSkyFreeper
(There is no alternative to the GOP except varying degrees of insanity.)
To: Fitzcarraldo
To: Allegra
LOL -- how are you holding up (((allegra)))?
We're living in dangerous times.
1,395
posted on
08/10/2006 2:19:48 AM PDT
by
onyx
(Deport the trolls --- send them back to DU)
To: Miztiki
According to the Scotland Yard spokesman, they did just so.
They did not give away specific locations of raids though.
To: Eurotwit
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.
1,397
posted on
08/10/2006 2:20:31 AM PDT
by
mtbopfuyn
(I think the border is kind of an artificial barrier - San Antonio councilwoman Patti Radle)
To: CindyDawg
There are more than what has been arrested and can't find them all....?
1,398
posted on
08/10/2006 2:20:41 AM PDT
by
EBH
(Islam: A government ruled by or subject to religious authority.)
To: richiehass
I ALWAYS use Caps, n00b; get used to it. LOL
To: nopardons
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.
1,400
posted on
08/10/2006 2:20:49 AM PDT
by
BigSkyFreeper
(There is no alternative to the GOP except varying degrees of insanity.)
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