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UK. In 2006 they were planning aircraft bombings: three charged

London, UK - Their arrest caused the limits on boarded liquids

Three terrorists arrested in 2006 while planning to cause a second "September 11" in Europe by carrying on board of some commercial flights liquid explosives, designed to pass through security checks. Just five years after the 2001 attacks, this event led to the still existing restrictions to the possibility for passengers to carry liquids on board. 28-year-old Abdulla Ahmed Ali has been judged...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1109011
Rome, Italy, 09/07/2009 17:52
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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