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-Land of the Free
Exploding laptop battery found in Yemen raid
2017-05-12
[DailyMail] Concerns mount over laptop ban on flights from Europe to US as soon as TODAY - but airlines say they've been told nothing
  • Ban on laptops being brought into cabin already hit 10 Middle Eastern countries

  • US officials say ban is being expanded to Europe, with Britain possibly affected

  • Security checks are over fears batteries could be turned into powerful bombs

  • But others warn placing electronic devices in hold could start uncontrollable fire
Posted by:Skidmark

#5  They fill the battery compartments with C-4 and park it next to outskirt of the plane.
Posted by: newc   2017-05-12 18:37  

#4  Sure it just wasn't a Samsung?
Posted by: Procopius2k   2017-05-12 13:35  

#3  Nobody will want to fly anymore? Well, that'll suit the terrorists just fine.

Or, we can wait until there are a few more Lockerbie incidents.
Posted by: Bobby   2017-05-12 13:07  

#2  Were these batteries jihadi product, or did they came that way from the original manufacturer?
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2017-05-12 10:05  

#1  Are these the batteries in the laptops or spares?

I've always thought laptop batteries and power supplies would make good camoflage.
Posted by: AlanC   2017-05-12 07:28  

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