Terrorist plot to blow up planes.

[Lubricant]

Ew I saw this clip where they show a visual of what it would of been like and these people are putting bottles attached to their seats.

;o where?

[ilovejordan]

Ew I saw this clip where they show a visual of what it would of been like and these people are putting bottles attached to their seats.

Thats horrible.
i'm meant to be in birmingham bullring atm but my mom made me come back

[Ostinato]

It's really sick. I can't understand how anyone is able to believe that their GOD wants them to mass murder 100's if not 1000's of innocent people for something which has nothing to do with them.

It's sad.

[Easo]

What the BBC has reported on so far;

A plot to blow up planes in flight from the UK to the US and commit "mass murder on an unimaginable scale" has been disrupted, Scotland Yard has said.


It is thought the plan was to detonate explosive devices smuggled in hand luggage on to as many as 10 aircraft.

Police are searching premises with 21 people in custody after arrests in London, High Wycombe and Birmingham.

High security is causing delays at all UK airports. The threat level to the UK has been raised by MI5 to critical.

According to MI5's website, critical threat level - the highest - means "an attack is expected imminently and indicates an extremely high level of threat to the UK".

Three US airlines are believed to have been targeted.
According to BBC security correspondent Gordon Corera new intelligence was received in the last five days which led to the decision for police to act as soon as possible.


The plot is thought to have involved a series of "waves" of simultaneous attacks, targeting three planes each time.

He also said the plan "revolved around liquids of some kind".
"Officials say the explosives would have been sophisticated and extremely effective," our correspondent said.

Meanwhile, Heathrow Airport has been closed to all incoming flights that are not already in the air, while several outbound services have been cancelled.

Gatwick Airport has suspended all flights.

Heathrow airport is crammed with thousands of passengers, while at Stansted more than 2,000 people are queuing to pass through customs.
Metropolitan Police Deputy Commissioner Paul Stephenson said the alleged plotters had intended "mass murder on an unimaginable scale".


"We are confident that we have disrupted a plan by terrorists to cause untold death and destruction and to commit, quite frankly, mass murder," he said.

"We believe that the terrorists' aim was to smuggle explosives on to aeroplanes in hand luggage and to detonate these in flight. We also believe that the intended targets were flights from the United Kingdom to the United States of America.

"I can confirm that a significant number of people are currently in custody and the operation is ongoing."

Police had spoken to a "good number of community leaders to make them aware that a major operation was under way," he added.

Head of the Met's anti-terrorist branch Deputy Assistant Commissioner Peter Clarke said the investigation had had "global dimensions" and had seen an "unprecedented level" of surveillance.

The decision to take action had been taken on Wednesday night, he added.

According to BBC sources the "principal characters" suspected of being involved in the plot were British-born. There are also understood to be links to Pakistan.


BBC home affairs correspondent Andy Tighe said police sources had told him they had found "interesting items" which were being examined.
In other major developments:

• The US Department of Homeland Security increased the threat level applied to US-bound commercial flights originating in the UK to "red" - the first time it has done this for flights coming in from another country
• The Home Office confirmed there had been meetings overnight and on Thursday morning of the Cabinet's emergency committee, Cobra, chaired by Home Secretary John Reid, to discuss the terror alert
• A spokesman for Number 10 said Tony Blair had briefed US President George Bush on the situation during the night

BBC home affairs correspondent Daniel Sandford said he did not think the police believed an attack was imminent now there had been arrests.

"The reason for raising the threat level is in case there is some other sub-plot, back-up plot around this that the police aren't aware of," he said. Prime Minister Tony Blair is on holiday in the Caribbean, but Downing Street said the police operation was undertaken with his full support and he had been "in constant touch".


The Department for Transport set out the details of the security measures at UK airports. Passengers are not allowed to take any hand luggage on to any flights in the UK, the department said.

Only the barest essentials - including passports and wallets - will be allowed to be carried on board in transparent plastic bags.
"We hope that these measures, which are being kept under review by the government, will need to be in place for a limited period only," the statement said.

[ilovejordan]

It's really sick. I can't understand how anyone is able to believe that their GOD wants them to mass murder 100's if not 1000's of innocent people for something which has nothing to do with them.

It's sad.

Isn't it because they believe their god has told them to kill to get attention to the fact they want all of the english troops out of england etc? Idk. I know its something like that & that its for their religion

[Eamonn]

;o where?

Sky news , and imagine if it actually happened , it is about 350 people on a place including staff , times that by 10 and thats 3500 people that would of been killed and then even more because they said the planes would of most likely crashed into buildings.

[ilovejordan]

Sky news.

I've got that on and didn't see it :s

[Nixt]

I am not in anyway saying I agree with what they do.
However, these people have been brainwashed. They get talked into it by people high in terrorist organisations and they feel obliged to do it. Some then get put into training camps; where they are then indoctrinated into believing what these people do is right.. It is then they go out and do it themselves.

[Easo]

Yes, and it is mainly the immigrants we let into this country that decide they should try and kill half our population. As people have ranted before, I think it's time we start taking care in who we actually let into the country. We are rejecting those who can offer us a service and acceping those who decide to do nothing except live on the streets, or plot things like this. I am totally against racism, however it always appears to be people doing this in the name of Allah - and Im sorry, but I don't think even Allah would want his "followers" to go out and perform a massacre.

[Eamonn]

It was a while ago , about 12ish and grr I'm going on a plane next week and what am I meant to do for four hours , I brough psp games , psp dvds , books and everything :[ and they have to go in my case and I have to take a little clear plastic bag.