Judge Throws Out Terror Case
Dec 14, 2006 A judge in Pakistan has dropped the terrorism charges against one of the alleged leaders of the London airline bomb plot. Britain, undeterred by the ruling in favor of Rashid Rauf, says it will move ahead with its case against co-conspiracy suspects in its custody.Plane Grounded by Flatulence
Dec 6, 2006 An airliner was forced to make an emergency landing on Monday after a passenger struck matches in attempting to cover the odor of her gas. After bomb-sniffing dogs searched the plane, the woman admitted to lighting the matches and said she had a medical condition. She was not allowed to reboard. (h/t: Boing Boing)
Website Exposes Airline Security Flaw
Nov 2, 2006 Christopher Soghoian created a boarding pass generator, allowing visitors to his website to sneak through airport security with fake documents. Though the FBI has shut down Soghoian's site, the flaw that enabled it remains a security threat.Another European Airline Scare
Aug 24, 2006 Dutch authorities detained 12 passengers on a flight headed to Mumbai, India, after the plane was turned around under fighter escort. The passengers were reported to haveRobert Scheer: Spinning Old Threats Into New Fears
Aug 16, 2006 Investigators have known for a decade about terrorist plots to bring down passenger jets with liquid explosives. So why, all of a sudden, did Bush ban most liquids on flights?Pakistan Called ?Hub? of Airline Terror Plot
Aug 13, 2006 U.S. and European officials have traced major support for the recently foiled aircraft terror plot to Pakistan, though they praised the Pakistani government for its ?vital? role in unraveling the scheme. Investigators said the operation drew financial and logistical support from Karachi and Lahore, and at least 17 of those in British custody are said to have ties to Pakistan.
Brits Foil Terror Plot
Aug 10, 2006 Scotland Yard has upset a terrorist plot to explode planes in mid-flight from the UK to the U.S. As part of an operation lasting several months, authorities arrested 18 people and raised the threat level in the UK to critical, the highest possible. Update: Bush raised America's threat level to red -- the highest. It's a first for America.
