THE DAILY TELEGRAPH: An international terrorist alert over an al-Qaeda parcel bomb plot has been triggered following the discovery of a package containing explosive material at a British airport.
The plot – described as a “credible threat” originating in Yemen - was uncovered by MI6 after a tip-off to one of its officers based in the Middle East.
On Friday night, airports in the United States were on high alert after parcels containing explosive material, and addressed to synagogues in Chicago, were discovered on cargo aircraft at East Midlands airport and in Dubai. >>> Richard Edwards, Duncan Gardham and Gordon Rayner | Saturday, October 30, 2010
THE DAILY TELEGRAPH: Cargo plane bomb plot: Yemen doubts its link to the plot: The government of Yemen has expressed astonishment at the cargo plane bomb plots, claiming there were no UPS cargo planes that had taken off from Yemen >>> | Saturday, October 30, 2010
THE DAILY TELEGRAPH: Cargo plane plot: Anwar al-Awlaki profile: Anwar al-Awlaki, the senior al-Qaeda figure linked to the East Midlands Airport cargo plane bomb plot, is rapidly becoming enemy number one for British intelligence organisations. >>> Duncan Gardham, Security Correspondent | Saturday, October 30, 2010
