'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.

[ARealMothersSonForever]

To do this with a group of reagents NONE of which were toxic, would be a major coup.

True. Yet it could be possible to have dry chemicals, agents in small lotion or shampoo bottles, "aftershave", and whatnot. Not to go into extreme detail, but there are many ways to transport reagents and, shall we say, other seemingly harmless things. I guarantee that there was an incident. Probably in a lav.

[nopardons]

Damn Mike Wallace, too.

[Velveeta]

Urgent Information - Last Updated: 10 Aug 06 07:30
UK SECURITY CONTROL DELAYS AT UK AIRPORTS - 05:00 10th Aug 06
DUE TO HEIGHTENED SECURITY MEASSURES IMPOSED BY THE DEPARTMENT FOR TRANSPORT IN THE UK THERE WILL BE SIGNIFICANT DELAYS TO FLIGHTS DEPARTING UK AIRPORTS THIS MORNING
PASSENGERS ARE ADVISED THAT HAND LUGGAGE WILL NOT BE PERMITTED ON BOARD ANY AIRCRAFT AS ALL ITEMS MUST BE CHECKED IN

WE ARE COOPERATING FULLY WITH THE AIRPORT AND POLICE AUTHORITIES BUT SIGNIFICANT DELAYS WILL ARISE WHICH MAY CAUSE FLIGHT CANCELLATIONS LATER TODAY AND WE APOLOGISE SINCERELY FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE THESE ADDITIONAL SECURITY MEASURES MAY CAUSE TO PASSENGERS INTENDING TO FLY TO/FROM UK AIRPORTS TODAY
FURTHER UPDATES WILL BE POSTED ON OUR WEBSITE AS THEY BECOME AVAILABLE.

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[Chena]

I need to get away from this monitor and just go breathe for awhile. I have FOX news on. Save my seat. :)

[The Red Zone]

Or creation of global warming CO₂.

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Abulhassan and Houssaiky admitted buying about 600 phones in recent months at stores in southeast Ohio, said sheriff's Maj. John Winstanley. They sold the phones to someone in Dearborn, a Detroit suburb, Winstanley said.

Could be used to trigger explosive devices....that is a lot of phones!

[rdl6989]

They (DU)are just dumber then a box of rocks

That's an insult to rocks. How those idiots can believe things like that is beyond me. It must be the drugs.

[mplsconservative]

It ticks me off,. I will not sleep easy tonight knowing these guys are here with, what I assume, is a mission. I don't buy the 'student' angle.

[Ainast]

What does it take for the US to launch a nuke?


does it take an act of congress with the president or can the president just nuke another country?

I'm all for nuking muslims btw.

[kcvl]

Representative John Conyers, Jr., a Detroit Democrat, was re-elected to the 14th Congressional District in November 2004, to his 20 term in the U.S. House of Representatives.


The district covers all of Highland Park and Hamtramck, as well as large portions of Detroit and Dearborn.

[TheLion]

Somehow I have a feeling other plots are going on out there....scary.

[npg]

wow, that is funny, and a good idea.

I'm calling my bankers.

[jellybean]

*UK TERROR LEVEL RAISED TO CRITICAL

*AT LEAST 17 ARRESTED OR DETAINED, CURRENT THREAT DESCRIBED AS "SIGNIFICANT"



*INTELLIGENCE SOURCES: "MAJOR TERRORIST OPERATION, SOME 'PLANNERS' MIGHT BE IN US"

*UK FLIGHTS: "NO CARRY-ON BAGGAGE UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE"


*10 August 2006; 0200 ET: Police in the U.K. have reportedly foiled a plot to smuggle explosive devices in airline hand luggage to blow up planes in mid-flight, or take over aircraft and crash them into targets inside the U.S.

Police in the United Kingdom have reportedly made several arrests, and the investigation is expected to expand beyond the UK, according to investigative sources.

Additional information is being developed and confirmed at this time.

Northeast Intelligence Network.

[nopardons]

I guess that Mike would have thought that Hitler was a "pretty impressive fellow, as well and would have done an interview with him too; had he been in the same position, back then, as he is today. And yes, Mike Wallace IS a Jew.

[patriciaruth]

I just wrote an email to a soldier in Iraq about my 9/11 memories and how the fight for good against evil is a life long endeavor.

I told him I was in an especially pensive mood, but I think it was because I had just told him about the eleven students named Mohammed that were loose in the U.S.

The news from Israel and Iran has a lot of people in a 1930's deja vue frame of mind lately.

[DocRock]

Click the Pic to watch video

[onyx]

A serious number of cell phones.

Lamont and the democrats are looking really smart right about now, aren't they?

[Lumper20]

Camels do not fly. SMILE.

[Velveeta]

I get to be partner, OK?