Cargo planes grounded in US security scare

[xxMATTGxx]

A US-bound parcel intercepted in Dubai contained explosives and bore al-Qaeda hallmarks, Dubai police said.

The parcel contained pentaerythritol trinitrate (PETN) - the same explosive used in a failed plot to bomb a plane to Detroit in December 2009.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-11657486

[Mrs.McCall]

Yeah, so it seems almost certain was a terrorist plot. Thank god it was foiled but I can imagine now it'll take forever to get a package from abroad as air mail will undoubtedly recieve the same strict guidelines as domestic flights now.

[Jordy]

The reporting is shoddy may I add. The media carry on about how direct flights between Yemen and the UK are banned as of January 2010 but then continue to draw maps showing it flying from Yemen to East Midlands Airport.

Yemen > Cologne, Germany > East Midlands Airport, UK
Then maybe Newark, USA I think?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-11661496
Turns out the one in Dubai had been flown on passenger jets, scary stuff.

[Apple]

The reporting is shoddy may I add. The media carry on about how direct flights between Yemen and the UK are banned as of January 2010 but then continue to draw maps showing it flying from Yemen to East Midlands Airport.

Yemen > Cologne, Germany > East Midlands Airport, UK
Then maybe Newark, USA I think?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-11661496
Turns out the one in Dubai had been flown on passenger jets, scary stuff.

Reading that news report I think it's scary to think that the explosives could not be detected by the x ray screening or trained sniffer dogs. I really don't think it's long before one bomb finally does get past us undetected, I mean look how close this was. We only knew about it because of an intelligence tip off.

[Mrs.McCall]

I agree. What next? They could put them into pens or something. They're clearly getting more advanced. Very worrying.

[xxMATTGxx]

The reporting is shoddy may I add. The media carry on about how direct flights between Yemen and the UK are banned as of January 2010 but then continue to draw maps showing it flying from Yemen to East Midlands Airport.

Yemen > Cologne, Germany > East Midlands Airport, UK
Then maybe Newark, USA I think?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-11661496
Turns out the one in Dubai had been flown on passenger jets, scary stuff.

David Cameron got the route right though! I think it's time where we put extra measures into place for cargo flights only as they don't have to go through the same systems and procedures like passenger flights too depending on the country.

[Stephen]

scary

but how about we go nuke all the countries that are known to have terrorist bases in. That would help even if it does mean sacrificing many people. But they will obvz die as heroes

[Tintinnabulate]

Shows whatever they do with security, terrorists will always find a way.

[qaxzsw]

i'm rly scared ;[[[[ terrorists need to die >;[

[Jordy]

i'm rly scared ;[[[[ terrorists need to die >;[

There's probably more chance of you sleeping with Cheryl Cole than a cargo plane blowing up and the debris landing where you are.