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| Police Surround UPS Planes Over Suspicious Packages |
| 2010-10-29 |
| Homeland Security is conducting sweeps on cargo planes at Newark Liberty International, Philadelphia International and a UPS truck in Queens after a suspicious package was found in the United Kingdom. DHS was investigating reports of suspicious packages on the planes after a potential explosive device was found aboard a UPS flight that landed at East Midlands Airport in Leicester, England. Officials found something suspicious on a Chicago bound cargo plane in Birmingham but test results for explosives were negative, according to an FBI source. U.K. officials have been reported to have discovered that a toner cartridge on the plane had been manipulated with wires attached to it and white powder. Officials said that one of the crew on the cargo plane from Paris called authorities suspecting that a package aboard the plane might have a radioactive makeup. All of the planes had taken off from Yemen. The flights all landed safely and are being swept by law enforcement. The planes were moved away from other airlines and air traffic continues at both airports. A UPS truck in Queens is also being swept for a possible device. There are reports of law enforcement activity in Brooklyn associated with the investigation. The Portland, Maine Police Department is also conducting a related investigation. |
| Posted by:Beavis |
| #6 The dude said we could absorb an attack, so why worry? |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2010-10-29 18:27 |
| #5 Al Q gets my vote. Binny loves to disrupt elections. The question is, was this the best he could do or a diversion before the main event? I wouldn't want to be flying from now to Wednesday. |
| Posted by: Nimble Spemble 2010-10-29 15:59 |
| #4 That young idiot recently charged had, among other things, encouraged others to plant false bombs to desensitize law enforcement officers to the real thing. This could be a similar effort. Yemen means either Al Qaeda or some bright young thing who's been reading too many jihadi websites. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2010-10-29 15:50 |
| #3 Would be interesting if a serious enough national crisis occured where Mr President "had" to suspend the national elections via "Emergency Executive Order"... |
| Posted by: wr 2010-10-29 15:48 |
| #2 Numerous reports now of boxes found in America and Yemen, boes headed to "Chicago" synagogues. No explosive material found in any thing but I am sure the President, who just happens to be from Chicago will use this "International" crisis to Wag-The-Dog with national elections only a few days away and many of his desperate, socialist, politician friends needing him to be a hero for them. |
| Posted by: wr 2010-10-29 14:22 |
| #1 With a statement of "All of the planes had taken off from Yemen." what could possibly go wrong? |
| Posted by: IG-88 2010-10-29 14:07 |