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Current Events => Breaking News => Topic started by: bijou on April 03, 2008, 02:42:18 PM

Title: 'Airline terror plotters planned bigger 9/11'
Post by: bijou on April 03, 2008, 02:42:18 PM

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A gang of British Muslims plotted to cause carnage "on an almost unprecedented scale" by detonating up to 18 suicide bombs on transatlantic passenger flights, a court has heard.

In what would have been the worst terrorist atrocity since the September 11, 2001 attacks on the US, the eight defendants planned to kill hundreds and possibly thousands of passengers "all in the name of Islam", it is alleged.

 
The plotters were allegedly "almost ready" to carry out their plans to detonate liquid explosives on board at least seven flights from Heathrow to the US and Canada.

Their plans were allegedly so advanced that they had drawn up details of specific flights to be targeted and bought the components needed to make hydrogen peroxide bombs disguised as soft drinks such as Lucozade and Oasis.

But they were arrested before they were able to make "a violent and deadly statement of intent that would have truly global impact", a jury was told.

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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2008/04/04/nterror104.xml

Title: Re: 'Airline terror plotters planned bigger 9/11'
Post by: DixieBelle on April 03, 2008, 02:45:54 PM

Holy shit.

Such a thin thread exists between us and terrorist plots. They obviously suspected them of something for a while since they were under surveillance. And to think that all of the plans were on a flash drive in his pocket. It's a good thing I guess.

Scary stuff.

Title: Re: 'Airline terror plotters planned bigger 9/11'
Post by: Crazy Horse on April 03, 2008, 02:49:19 PM

I sure bet that nobody was listening to their phone calls to known/suspected terrorist/orginizations.................... :whatever:

Title: Re: 'Airline terror plotters planned bigger 9/11'
Post by: Flame on April 03, 2008, 02:50:36 PM

But there is no threat from terrorism...just ask the DumpMonkies, they'll tell  you!  It's all Bush yelling out "Terra terra" to keep the sheeple in line!!

Title: Re: 'Airline terror plotters planned bigger 9/11'
Post by: bijou on April 03, 2008, 02:52:14 PM

I was really inconvenienced by the ban on fluids and hand luggage as I went on vacation a few days after it was introduced.  I know now that they had reason ... putting everything in my check in luggage doesn't seem so bad now.

Title: Re: 'Airline terror plotters planned bigger 9/11'
Post by: BlueStateSaint on April 03, 2008, 02:53:59 PM

Quote from: bijou on April 03, 2008, 02:52:14 PM

I was really inconvenienced by the ban on fluids and hand luggage as I went on vacation a few days after it was introduced.  I know now that they had reason ... putting everything in my check in luggage doesn't seem so bad now.

It's amazing how one's perception can change.  Too bad the DUmb****s won't ever see that.