'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.

[Quix]

Agreed.

Though the cretins consider non Jihadi's to be animals.

May all the demonic evil doers fall in their own pits ASAP.
May none of their relatives mourn.
May all their sympathesizers find no work, nor love, no income and straw for food.
May all their enablers fall in the pit with them.
May their own pits they fall in be full of the worst of their wishes on decent non-Jihadi people.
. . . .

GRRRR.

[goodnesswins]

Well....here's to a few more idiot American's waking up to REALITY tomorrow morning.....

[Diddle E. Squat]

Goodness gracious, the Sky News' "Breaking News" graphic is even more obnoxious than Fox News'!

[nopardons]

FNC has SKY NEWS on and we're getting ALL of the Brit news right now. Go put on FOX.

[The Red Zone]

Diet Sprite.

[DocRock]

God Bless the men and women that worked to foil this terrorist plot.

[Chena]

Sky news is reporting they were very close to succeeding

OMG!

[Yaelle]

No one with small children should dare fly. No gameboys or toys? I would NOT do it. We're flying to Maui and not London but I'd cancel today if we couldn't take gameboys and toys. Not that I'd really want to hop on any plane out of a UK airport right now anyway.

[Bush gal in LA]

Has anyone heard any names mentioned yet?

[SeaBiscuit]

The terrorists plan was to blow up the planes in mid-flight.. per FOX.

[gogeo]

The world must immediately search every blonde American Citizen that attends a church or synagogue.

Only if they...um...'need' searching...

[Dolphy]

Was the guest referring to this news?

[FreedomCalls]

"those arrested were mainly young, British-born Asian men."

"Asian" in PC Brit-speak usually means Pakistanis.

[Lewite]

To read a good article on Islam-Mecca-Saudi Arabia go to yourarmstoisrael.org and select "sermon notes" and pull up "The Final End Time Beast". Print and save for future reference.

[Semper911]

I don't think any US news organization could possibly provide any better coverage

I agree, but Fox plasters their screen with their graphics to make it seem like it is their coverage. I know they are sister stations.

CNN International is doing a great job.

[Mo1]

FNC has SKY NEWS on and we're getting ALL of the Brit news right now. Go put on FOX.

It's also more news then what the BBC is reporting

[Howlin]

LOL.......it's TOO BIG......and TOO SCROLLING!

[onyx]

Apparently, this plot was huge and months in the making.

[ARealMothersSonForever]

8/11?

Nope. We would call it August 22.