more on news from the UK

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

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From: Twister <twister () stop1984 com> (Bettina Winsemann)
Date: August 10, 2006 9:02:58 AM EDT
To: dave () farber net
Subject: Re: [IP] news from the UK

Hi, Dave

regarding the planned attack.
...

> One feature, if you read the articles, that might be of interest to  
> IP.
> In the UK, they've banned people from taking electronic equipment on
> planes: that means laptop computers, mobile phones, and iPods among
> other items.  See for instance:
>
>      www.nytimes.com/aponline/us/AP-US-Terror-Plot-Glance.html
>
> I have no idea what the security basis is for this decision.

The plan was to bomb the planes via liquid explosives which is the  
reason
to forbid taking liquid with you into the plane. Mother's milk has to  
be tested by the mother to be taken within the plane
The security fears that any mobile etc. could countain a detonator or  
used as one.


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