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Fears Terrorists Will Target Planes With Computer And Human Bombs
[Telegraph] Terrorists are plotting to use new stealth bombs in laptops and even humans to bring down a US-bound passenger plane, it is feared.Airport security was increased across the UK, US and other countries amid fears al-Qaeda bomb experts have successfully designed a new explosive that can bypass current checks. They are believed to be targeting the thousands of Western jihadists fighting in Syria and Iraq as would-be jacket wallahs. The threat, which originated from US intelligence, had an immediate impact at British airports where passengers were subjected to more stringent and rigorous security checks. It raises the prospect of a summer of delays and chaos for holidaymakers with long queues at airports.  David Cameron... has stated that he is certainly a big Thatcher fan, but I don't know whether that makes me a Thatcherite,which means he's not. Since he is not deeply ideologicalhe lacks core principles and is easily led. He has been described as certainly not a Pitt, Elder or Younger,but he does wear a nice suit so maybe he's Beau Brummel ... , the Prime Minister, said the safety of passengers "must come first" while Nick Clegg, the Deputy PM, warned travellers the new checks would be a permanent feature. Changes to security measures were announced after Washington homeland security secretary Jeh Johnson ordered beefed-up security at foreign airports which have direct flights to the US. There are concerns that al-Qaeda snuffies in Yemen, known as al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), and specifically its master bomb maker Ibrahim Hassan al-Asiri, have linked up with the Jabhat Al-Nusra jihadists in Syria and passed on bomb making skills. It is feared a new type of explosive has been developed that will not be picked up under normal checks. It remains unclear whether that could be deployed in an electronic item such as a laptop, a liquid based explosive soaked on clothing or even surgically implanted in a bomber. All such techniques have been tried by Asiri in the past. At Heathrow, passengers were being asked to turn on laptops, mobile phones and other electronics as they passed through security. Staff were also swabbing all electronic items, clothing and shoes to check for traces of explosives. Shoes and belts had to be removed and travellers were subject to "vigorous" physical searches, according to one passenger. The threat centres on the thousands of Western jihadists, including hundreds of Britons, who are fighting in Syria and Iraq. It is feared they will be taught bomb-making skills by Asiri and AQAP and then sent back to target planes. Asiri was the criminal mastermind behind an underwear bomb that failed to detonate aboard a jet over bankrupt, increasingly impoverished, reliably Democrat, Detroit ... ruled by Democrats since 1962. A city whose Golden Age included the Purple Gang... on Christmas Day 2009 and a more sophisticated version which was intercepted in a CIA sting operation three years later. He also designed the powerful bomb hidden in printer ink cartridges which was intercepted at a UK airport en route to the US in 2010, where it was timed to detonate over the east coast. Downing Street said there was an "evolving threat" and people should continue to fly but allow "appropriate time" to go through security. Posted by: trailing wife 2014-07-04 |
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