3 Brits Convicted of ‘Soft Drink’ Plot to Explode Airliners

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3 Brits Convicted of ‘Soft Drink’ Plot to Explode Airliners

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On Monday, a British court found three men guilty of planning to blow up seven airliners in a synchronized attack using liquid explosives disguised in soft drink bottles, which apparently has something to do with why passengers haven’t been able to bring sodas on board for some time now. —KA

Times Online:

Security sources said that the move was “highly significant” in establishing the link between the British group — who claimed that they were staging a hoax as an anti-war protest — and terrorists in Pakistan.

When the plot to kill thousands of people was uncovered in August 2006 emergency measures were imposed on all air travel, with passengers banned from carrying liquids and 2,000 flights cancelled as extra security checks were introduced.

The men found guilty were Abdulla Ahmed Ali, 28, the leader of the British cell, Tanvir Hussain, 28, his lieutenant, and Assad Sarwar, 29.

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By voice of truth, September 7, 2009 at 5:58 pm Link to this comment

“which apparently has something to do with why passengers haven’t been able to bring sodas on board for some time now”

That sounds kind of petulant. Not to mention incorrect. In the US, one simply can not take liquids from outside of security screening. One can always pay the slightly higher price out by the gate area. I’m sorry that “KA” was denied the ability to bring his vitawater from home, and save a few cents, so that the rest of us don’t have to be blown to smithereens over the Atlantic.

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