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No links here, updating as I can as I hear it on the news. Needless to say this is all very fluid right now.
1:35 est -- DHS increases security measures on ALL flights, passenger and cargo. Expect longer wait times at airports.
Getting to be a really interesting day rather quickly. So far no explosives found.
1:22 -- U.S. authorities now consider Al-Qaida in the Arabian Pennisula as top suspect.
U.S. authorities are now investigating this as a dry run plot for a mail bombing plot. There is also a report that officials had received a tip of packages headed for synagogues. All packages originating from Yemen are apparently being investigated.
East Midlands Airport in Great Britain -- apparently it started here early this morning. 1 or 2 suspicious packages found. Toner cartridges had been altered. They contained a white powder and some wires. Flight originated in Yemen. This according to Fox TV. SKY news reporting Sctoland Yard calling it not explosive but a sinister device. Also reporting there may have been a second device that got onto a UPS plane and is headed here/already here, but cannot yet confirm that.
Philly -- 2 UPS planes isolated and being held because of suspicious packages. Fed Officials told Fox "Unofficially" that one of the packages had a radiological component to it. 1:00 est no radiological material involved
Newark -- plane being held on the tarmac although fire dept. has been released. 12:54 est this package has been cleared
New York City -- A UPS truck was being investigated. Also in Brooklyn a suspicious package was found at the Metro Tech and is being investigated by NYPD, who now reports the truck has been surrounded by the bomb squad. 12:54 est the two trucks have now been cleared.
Portland Maine -- a suspicious package was found outside the Federal bulding there although FOX news had talked to some people there and have conflicting information on this. Update -- it was hidden at in some bushes at the Federal Courthouse in Portland and the Courthouse has been evacuated although Fox is reporting that the U.S. Marshalls are not leaving the building.
Chicago -- Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago has been told to be on a security alert. The package found in Britain had been bound for Chicago. Chicago Authorities said they are not concerned with UPS planes coming to them but did ask the Jewish Federation to be on security alert. FBI 1:40 est -- 2 suspicious packages that were intercepted were addressed to Chicago area religious institutions. All synagogues, churches and msoques have been asked to be extra vigilant.
Baltimore -- 1:25 est "Dealing with a situation involving a suspicious package', bomb sqaud on the scene. no other info right now
San Francisco -- Market street shut down for several blocks, suspicious package, bomb squad on scene (en route?)
Dubai -- a suspicious package being examined. It, too, originated in Yemen. This was at the FedEx facility there and FedEx has now stopped all shipments from Yemen. 3:50 est -- AP is now reporting this device did contain explosives and was destined for the U.S..
Miami -- plane returned to Miami after rapid depressurization and 1 -2 foot hole found in fuselage. This may not be related to all this other stuff.
It seems most of the packages found originated in Yemen. No info on what is really in the packages. No info on whether all are related (right, helluva coincindence). No info on whether these were to go off in flight, once delivered or if intended for a 3rd party for use later.
This could be a real threat or a dry run or nothing at all. But smart money wouldn't bet that way.
Fox makes a good point. If this is a dry run or real, targeting cargo carriers right before the Christmas season could be devasting to an economy already in trouble, if suddenly all packages shipped needed to be inspected first.
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UK: 'Cargo Plane Bombs Designed to Explode Mid-Air' Parts of a printer which was contained in a package intercepted by Dubai security officials. The US-bound parcel contained a bomb hidden in a printer and bore the hallmarks of al-Qaida, Dubai...
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Newsmax: Terror Investigators Look for More Packages Saturday, 30 Oct 2010 WASHINGTON (AP) — After intercepting two mail bombs addressed to Chicago-area synagogues, investigators are searching for two dozen more suspect packages that terrorists in Yemen...
- This Was No Plot To Blow Up Airplanes ..
The explosives were found in a toner cartridge.The toner cartridge was in a printer (where it belongs)The printer has a lot of IC boards in it (as it should) The IC boards were built to detonate on receipt of a phone call from a...
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CBS Philly: UPDATE - BREAKING: - BOMB FOUND ON PLANE FROM LONDON - 2 UPS Planes Isolated At Philadelphia International Airport UPDATED AT BOTTOM PHILADELPHIA (CBS/AP) – Authorities have isolated two cargo planes are Philadelphia International...
- It's After The End Of The War On Terror: Eighteen U.s. Embassies Get Suspicious Packages
NICOSIA -- U.S. embassies have been receiving packages with envelopes containing white powder. Officials said the envelopes arrived at 18 embassies since Dec. 8 in what appeared to be an organized effort....
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No links here, updating as I can as I hear it on the news. Needless to say this is all very fluid right now.
1:35 est -- DHS increases security measures on ALL flights, passenger and cargo. Expect longer wait times at airports.
Getting to be a really interesting day rather quickly. So far no explosives found.
1:22 -- U.S. authorities now consider Al-Qaida in the Arabian Pennisula as top suspect.
U.S. authorities are now investigating this as a dry run plot for a mail bombing plot. There is also a report that officials had received a tip of packages headed for synagogues. All packages originating from Yemen are apparently being investigated.
East Midlands Airport in Great Britain -- apparently it started here early this morning. 1 or 2 suspicious packages found. Toner cartridges had been altered. They contained a white powder and some wires. Flight originated in Yemen. This according to Fox TV. SKY news reporting Sctoland Yard calling it not explosive but a sinister device. Also reporting there may have been a second device that got onto a UPS plane and is headed here/already here, but cannot yet confirm that.
Philly -- 2 UPS planes isolated and being held because of suspicious packages. Fed Officials told Fox "Unofficially" that one of the packages had a radiological component to it. 1:00 est no radiological material involved
Newark -- plane being held on the tarmac although fire dept. has been released. 12:54 est this package has been cleared
New York City -- A UPS truck was being investigated. Also in Brooklyn a suspicious package was found at the Metro Tech and is being investigated by NYPD, who now reports the truck has been surrounded by the bomb squad. 12:54 est the two trucks have now been cleared.
Portland Maine -- a suspicious package was found outside the Federal bulding there although FOX news had talked to some people there and have conflicting information on this. Update -- it was hidden at in some bushes at the Federal Courthouse in Portland and the Courthouse has been evacuated although Fox is reporting that the U.S. Marshalls are not leaving the building.
Chicago -- Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago has been told to be on a security alert. The package found in Britain had been bound for Chicago. Chicago Authorities said they are not concerned with UPS planes coming to them but did ask the Jewish Federation to be on security alert. FBI 1:40 est -- 2 suspicious packages that were intercepted were addressed to Chicago area religious institutions. All synagogues, churches and msoques have been asked to be extra vigilant.
Baltimore -- 1:25 est "Dealing with a situation involving a suspicious package', bomb sqaud on the scene. no other info right now
San Francisco -- Market street shut down for several blocks, suspicious package, bomb squad on scene (en route?)
Dubai -- a suspicious package being examined. It, too, originated in Yemen. This was at the FedEx facility there and FedEx has now stopped all shipments from Yemen. 3:50 est -- AP is now reporting this device did contain explosives and was destined for the U.S..
Miami -- plane returned to Miami after rapid depressurization and 1 -2 foot hole found in fuselage. This may not be related to all this other stuff.
It seems most of the packages found originated in Yemen. No info on what is really in the packages. No info on whether all are related (right, helluva coincindence). No info on whether these were to go off in flight, once delivered or if intended for a 3rd party for use later.
This could be a real threat or a dry run or nothing at all. But smart money wouldn't bet that way.
Fox makes a good point. If this is a dry run or real, targeting cargo carriers right before the Christmas season could be devasting to an economy already in trouble, if suddenly all packages shipped needed to be inspected first.
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UK: 'Cargo Plane Bombs Designed to Explode Mid-Air' Parts of a printer which was contained in a package intercepted by Dubai security officials. The US-bound parcel contained a bomb hidden in a printer and bore the hallmarks of al-Qaida, Dubai...
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Newsmax: Terror Investigators Look for More Packages Saturday, 30 Oct 2010 WASHINGTON (AP) — After intercepting two mail bombs addressed to Chicago-area synagogues, investigators are searching for two dozen more suspect packages that terrorists in Yemen...
- This Was No Plot To Blow Up Airplanes ..
The explosives were found in a toner cartridge.The toner cartridge was in a printer (where it belongs)The printer has a lot of IC boards in it (as it should) The IC boards were built to detonate on receipt of a phone call from a...
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CBS Philly: UPDATE - BREAKING: - BOMB FOUND ON PLANE FROM LONDON - 2 UPS Planes Isolated At Philadelphia International Airport UPDATED AT BOTTOM PHILADELPHIA (CBS/AP) – Authorities have isolated two cargo planes are Philadelphia International...
- It's After The End Of The War On Terror: Eighteen U.s. Embassies Get Suspicious Packages
NICOSIA -- U.S. embassies have been receiving packages with envelopes containing white powder. Officials said the envelopes arrived at 18 embassies since Dec. 8 in what appeared to be an organized effort....