"British police say foil plot to bomb aircraft
Thu Aug 10, 2006 1:22am ET
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LONDON (Reuters) - British police said on Thursday they have thwarted a plot to blow up aircraft in mid-flight, arresting a number of people in the London area.
Police said the aim of the plot was to detonate bombs smuggled on board aircraft in hand luggage.
"A major terrorist plot to allegedly blow up aircraft in mid-flight has been disrupted in a joint, pre-planned, intelligence-led operation by the metropolitan police anti-terrorist branch and security services," a police spokesman said.
He said police believes that the intention was particularly to target flights from Britain to the United States.
Police had arrested an unspecified number of people in London during the night. He gave no further details."
Just heard on the radio that all flights leaving the UK are not allowing carry-on bags. All bags must be checked. I don't know if that includes their domestic flights or not.
Will carry-on bags be allowed on domestic US flights for the next week and a half?
Yes -315
No +280
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LONDON (Reuters) - British police said on Thursday they have thwarted a plot to blow up aircraft in mid-flight, arresting a number of people in the London area.
Police said the aim of the plot was to detonate bombs smuggled on board aircraft in hand luggage.
"A major terrorist plot to allegedly blow up aircraft in mid-flight has been disrupted in a joint, pre-planned, intelligence-led operation by the metropolitan police anti-terrorist branch and security services," a police spokesman said.
He said police believes that the intention was particularly to target flights from Britain to the United States.
Police had arrested an unspecified number of people in London during the night. He gave no further details."
Just heard on the radio that all flights leaving the UK are not allowing carry-on bags. All bags must be checked. I don't know if that includes their domestic flights or not.
Will carry-on bags be allowed on domestic US flights for the next week and a half?
Yes -315
No +280
