UK police say terror plot thwarted
Thursday, August 10, 2006 Posted: 0532 GMT (1332 HKT)
LONDON (CNN) -- British police have disrupted what they believe was a major terrorist plot to blow up aircraft in flight, likely between the United Kingdom and the United States, a statement from Scotland Yard said Thursday.
"It is believed that the aim was to detonate explosive devices smuggled on board the aircraft in hand luggage. It is believed that the attacks would have been particularly targeted at flights from the UK to the USA," the statement said.
Arrests were made overnight in London by the Metropolitan Police Department's anit-terrorist branch and security service.
"Today's arrests are the culmination of a major covert counter-terrorist operation lasting several months," Scotland Yard said.
"We would like to reassure the public that this operation was carried out with public safety uppermost in our minds," the statement said.
"This is a major operation which inevitably will be lengthy and complex. We will provide further information as soon as possible."
http://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/08/10/uk.terror/index.html
Not having access to my makeup and lipstick - now that is utterly frightening. I woke up post-surgery once and asked for my lipstick (really I did). My daughter-in-law still mentions it. There are just some things tough to be without.