Source: [url]http://www.cnn.com/2010/US/10/29/security.concern/index.html?hpt=T1&iref=BN1[/url]
[quote]
Airports in some of the United States were on high alert Friday after investigators found a suspicious package on a plane in the United Kingdom the night before, a law enforcement source with detailed knowledge of the investigation said. The suspicious package, which contained a "manipulated" toner cartridge, tested negative for explosive material, the source said, but it led to heightened inspection of arriving cargo flights in Newark, New Jersey and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and a UPS truck in New York.
Police also were investigating a suspicious package at the distribution center of an airport in East Midlands, in the United Kingdom, an airport spokesman said. Authorities said they could not immediately connect that investigation to the ones unfolding in New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania.
Authorities seemed most focused on inspecting cargo planes.
Investigators were examining two UPS planes that landed at Philadelphia International Airport and another at Newark Liberty International Airport in Newark, New Jersey, said Mike Mongeot, a UPS spokesman.
Authorities are focusing on flights coming from Yemen into the United States, according to the source.
The Transportation and Security Administration said authorities were acting "out of an abundance of caution."
"The planes were moved to a remote location where they are being met by law enforcement officials and swept," the administration said in a statement.
UPS said it is cooperating with authorities, and its shipment is being removed from the aircraft.
In Philadelphia, three people aboard one plane were removed from the plane and scanned with negative results, the Philadelphia Fire Department said. The type of material that may be involved is not known, officials said.
In Newark, investigators were examining another UPS plane, said Mike Mangot, a UPS spokesman.
In New York, the bomb squad responded to a report of a suspected explosive device inside a package aboard a UPS truck, the deputy police commissioner said.
Meanwhile, in the United Kingdom, police were investigating a reported suspicious package at the East Midlands Airport, an airport spokesman, Russell Craig said. The investigation caused minimal disruption and only affected the freight distribution area, he said.[/quote]
Shit's goin' down, or they're making a big deal about nothing.
Keep watching CNN, they change the story every few minutes.
It's always a big deal out of nothing until they actually find something.
Better safe than sorry, I guess.
[QUOTE=Emperor Scorpious II;25724265]It's always a big deal out of nothing until they actually find something.[/QUOTE]
They're saying they found stuff, but not really going into detail. I think someone's trying to test the waters...something bigger coming perhaps?
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[QUOTE=Black-Ice;25724491]Better safe than sorry, I guess.[/QUOTE]
This.
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Latest update:
[quote=CNN Blog]
Police determined a suspicious package found on a UPS truck at Metro Tech Center, a business center in Brooklyn, did not contain anything harmful, a law enforcement official said.
A package in London, England, that has sparked alarm about cargo arriving into the United States had white powder all over it as well as wires and a circuit card attached, a law-enforcement source said. The package came from Sana, Yemen and was bound for Chicago, Illinois, the source said. Investigators are examining two similar packages - one on a plane in Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates, and another in East Midlands, in the United Kingdom.[/quote]
Holy shit they found shit on planes again?
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1vHRMeRszw4[/media]
[QUOTE=bravehat;25725023]Holy shit they found shit on planes again?
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1vHRMeRszw4[/media][/QUOTE]
Read the update in my most recent post. You'll see why it's suspicious.
At least TSA and DHS are doing their jobs, right? At least we see that we're still on alert and not totally blindsided when shit like this happens. Stop being so fucking critical.
That wasn't sarcasm for once, I'm genuinely surprised, didn't expect that all the exhaustive checks at airports would still manage to fail.
[QUOTE=bravehat;25725142]That wasn't sarcasm for once, I'm genuinely surprised, didn't expect that all the exhaustive checks at airports would still manage to fail.[/QUOTE]
They will, I'm sure. Or the fuckers will find some other way to attack the "infadels," aka innocent women and children.
Fucking savages.
They're fucking cowards, they won't face anyone in open warfare and resort to their stupid fucking attacks.
They never seem to realise that all these attacks do, is galvanise the western world into one with a stronger resolve than before.
It's eventually going to get to the point when we fight them that we just slowly start obliterating any place they can hide until they are forced into the open.
[QUOTE=bravehat;25725371]They're fucking cowards, they won't face anyone in open warfare and resort to their stupid fucking attacks.
They never seem to realise that all these attacks do, is galvanise the western world into one with a stronger resolve than before.
It's eventually going to get to the point when we fight them that we just slowly start obliterating any place they can hide until they are forced into the open.[/QUOTE]
Yep, and think about how many fucking times they fail in attacking Europe and the USA. I'd have given up by now.
But they are fighting in open warfare, think about Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan...all that.
Two or three guys poke their heads out of their hidey holes to shoot a few bullets at coalition forces then shit bricks and run for the hills, or they plant IED's. It's guerilla warfare, not open warfare.
[QUOTE=bravehat;25725446]Two or three guys poke their heads out of their hidey holes to shoot a few bullets at coalition forces then shit bricks and run for the hills, or they plant IED's. It's guerilla warfare, not open warfare.[/QUOTE]
They do more than that... Try, walking around openly with their AK47's waiting to be engaged by Coalition forces, and fire back until they die in the name of "Allah."
The most they do is plant IED's and on very very rare occasion actually gather the courage for a face to face extended fight.
[QUOTE=bravehat;25725488]The most they do is plant IED's and on very very rare occasion actually gather the courage for a face to face extended fight.[/QUOTE]
Have you been over there? I know a number of people who have. They frequently attack face to face, the military checkpoints.
[B]Recent updates on this story:[/B]
[quote=CNN Blog]
[B][Update 1:23 p.m.] [/B]President Obama has directed U.S. intelligence, law and Homeland Security agencies to take steps to ensure American safety and determine whether the suspicious package threat is part of terrorist plotting.
Security officials called the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago on Friday to urge the organization to be on alert for suspicious packages, a spokeswoman for the group said.
"We were notified about this earlier this morning," spokeswoman Linda Hasse said. "We are taking appropriate precautions and we are advising local synagogues to do the same."
In the last 24 hours, security officials received a tip from an unnamed ally that packages coming from Yemen were destined for synagogues in Chicago, Illinois, according to information given to CNN contributor Fran Townsend.
A number of items removed from a cargo plane at East Midlands Airport in central England are being tested, Scotland Yard said Friday.
The UPS flight from Yemen was bound for Chicago, Illinois, via Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It had made a routine stop at East Midlands. Explosives officers also are at the airport, Scotland Yard said, adding it did not believe any locations in the United Kingdom were being targeted.
A spokesman for FedEx says that Friday morning, authorities in the United Arab Emirates confiscated a suspicious package at the Fedex processing facility in Dubai. The package had originated in Yemen.
"We have embargoed all shipments originating from Yemen. The company is cooperating fully with the authorities on this matter," Fedex spokesman Maury Lane said.
[B][Update 1:20 p.m.] [/B]A "number" of suspicious packages have been found in England, a British security source said. All were sent from the same person in Yemen through UPS and had American destinations. The nature of the addresses is described as "extremely sensitive."
[B][Update 1:14 p.m.] [/B]In the last 24 hours, security officials received a tip from an unnamed ally that packages coming from Yemen were destined for synagogues in Chicago, Illinois, according to information given to CNN contributor Fran Townsend.
[B][Update 1:09 p.m.] [/B]Both police and airport officials say that the cordon has been lifted at East Midlands Airport in England, where a suspicious package was found Friday morning. The lifting of the cordon indicates their part of the investigation is over.
The East Midlands Airport also confirmed that the package had been found at a generic distribution centre used by UPS. The spokesperson said that the suspect package was never on a plane.
[/quote]
Well fair do's then, can't say I have :tiphat:
[QUOTE=faze;25725323]They will, I'm sure. Or the fuckers will find some other way to attack the "infadels," aka innocent women and children.
Fucking savages.[/QUOTE]
Of course, this whole issue can be chalked up to "muslims vs the good guys"
NOPE, they aren't fighting for any other cause other than the fact they're religious
nope
nuh uh
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[QUOTE=bravehat;25725446]Two or three guys poke their heads out of their hidey holes to shoot a few bullets at coalition forces then shit bricks and run for the hills, or they plant IED's. It's guerilla warfare, not open warfare.[/QUOTE]
They're cowards for that?
Bomb's in the sky in your chain of supply that's logistics!
I'm watching the news, the AP just posted a report that there was an explosive device in one of the packages
Update: Nevermind its still unconfirmed.
The BBC have posted this photo on their news site.
[img]http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/49714000/jpg/_49714479_010520496-1.jpg[/img]
If that is actually what they found, I think their reaction is understandable.
Listening to KFJK ATC right now with CNN. Everything seems to be going normally, save a few remarks about the fifty thousand news choppers.
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It's scarier moreso that I live within 20 miles of NYC.
[QUOTE=Dacheet;25727527]Listening to KFJK ATC right now with CNN. Everything seems to be going normally, save a few remarks about the fifty thousand news choppers.
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It's scarier moreso that I live within 20 miles of NYC.[/QUOTE]
Living in the city is even worse. Kinda odd to still wonder if any second, there'll be a flash out the window.
Confirmed explosives on the plane. Perhaps it wasn't a dry run.
[QUOTE=Dacheet;25728982]Confirmed explosives on the plane. Perhaps it wasn't a dry run.[/QUOTE]
Luckily (for Americans anyway) (unless this has changed since I last saw the news 30 mins ago) the two with explosives got stopped en route (One in Dubai and one in the UK it seems).
Although they said earlier there is/was 15 packages from Yemen they are worried about, which is a bit worrying.
[QUOTE=Jsm;25729455]Luckily (for Americans anyway) (unless this has changed since I last saw the news 30 mins ago) the two with explosives got stopped en route (One in Dubai and one in the UK it seems).
Although they said earlier there is/was 15 packages from Yemen they are worried about, which is a bit worrying.[/QUOTE]
No, a plane landed with a bomb in JFK airport I believe.
[QUOTE=Dacheet;25730371]No, a plane landed with a bomb in JFK airport I believe.[/QUOTE]
BBC are / were reporting that it didn't even have a package from Yemen on it.
*Paste obligatory picture of Chandler Bing with a text saying "Yemen?" here."
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