Alert level raised to "Critical", airports gridlocked...

[Daltons Chin Dimple]

Just heard the news this morning in the UK, it's been kicking off over night. Anti-terror raids all across London, 14 or so arrests.

ALL hand luggage is banned on ALL flights leaving the UK. It all has to be checked into the hold. Only travel documents allowed into the cabin. Not even books apparently.

All flights delayed, airports getting gridlocked and flights to the USA especially affected.

The UK terror alert level has been raised to "Critical" which according the the Security Service means an attack is imminent.

Watch this space I s'pose......

[Daltons Chin Dimple]

London Heathrow airport has just been closed to all flights !!!! That is the world's busiest airport closed slap-bang in the middle of the vacation season.

Lufthansa has cancelled all flights to the UK, Brussels airport grounding all UK bound flights.

[kah]

21 Arrested (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/14278216/)

[Daltons Chin Dimple]

It looks like it was going to be bigger than 9/11 if they pulled it off. Waves of planes blown up mid flight in quick succession en route to the US from the UK. The safeguards now at the airports today are enormous.

-No hand luggage allowed on planes at all.
-Clear plastic bags only.
-Medicines must be verified as genuine.
-Baby food must be tasted by parents in front of security staff.
-No electronic key fobs (e.g. central locking on cars).

Apparently it involved liquid explosives to be mixed and detonated mid-flight, smuggles on board disguised as normal liquids in hand luggage.

They have found "interesting" items inside the houses of some suspects and just evacuated surrounding streets in the areas of their houses.

[Bokchoi Cowboy]

Thanks for the info Dalton. Keep it coming as you have time. Take care over there!

[neglet]

Terror level alert raised to red. Poor Mr. Neglet was due to fly home to Detroit from Chicago today. Instead he and his coworkers hope to rent a car--it'll be faster than trying to get through security at O'Hare. I don't think they're banning carry-on bags on US flights, but no liquids or liquid containers are allowed as carry-on (including gels, lotions, etc), the only exception being baby formula and select prescriptions.

A big thumbs up to security forces in the UK for uncovering this plot. It'll be interesting to see what other information comes out over the next few days, and whether they make more arrests.

[tstone]

Yup, not a big surprise. These guys will keep trying.

[Natalie]

They were saying this morning that they'd been monitoring these people for a while but were forced to take action when they found out that tickets had been booked and the plan was nearing execution.

It was discussed that this was to be an effort to somewhat celebrate the anniversary of 9/11 and noted that Al Qaeda doesn't care about actual anniversary dates and knew that doing it the month before 9/11 was part of the plan as security is always heightened on the anniversary but not so much before or after.

[omicron]

alright then, new security protocol. All passengers have to fly nude!



So....Nat....want to go on a trip together? :eyebrow:

Omi

[Daltons Chin Dimple]

You'd be surprised how many people decided not to have the in-flight meal !

Still mad over here. News all over the place as expected. People who were travelling today are arriving back home / the office very pissed.

British born muslims appear to have been the would-be bombers. Begs the question, what do you do when the enemy is already inside your borders ?

[Trazalca]

British born muslims appear to have been the would-be bombers. Begs the question, what do you do when the enemy is already inside your borders ?

I dunno. But I'll bet it will serve as ammo for racist bigots to use
against those they already hate in the first place. And not just in the UK,
but anywhere. And that might be enough to start some pretty ugly
responses. It's happened before. And sadly, it may happen again. :(

[DaForce]

So....a group of terrorists take over a couple of planes with box cutters and scissors, now no one can board planes with scissors.

A suspected terrorist boards a plane with a bomb in his shoe which he tries to light with a faulty lighter. Now we need to have our shoes x-rayed, and cannot take lighters or matches on board a plane.

Now, suspected terrorists bring explosives designed to look like liquids on board a plane. Liquids are now banned from being brought on a plane.


Heaven forbid that terrorists try smuggling explosives aboard planes by stuffing them up their a$$, because then it'll be body cavity searches for everyone!!








Of course, that may be an incentive to some people, rather than a deterent.




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[Intelligent_Design]

So....a group of terrorists take over a couple of planes with box cutters and scissors, now no one can board planes with scissors.

A suspected terrorist boards a plane with a bomb in his shoe which he tries to light with a faulty lighter. Now we need to have our shoes x-rayed, and cannot take lighters or matches on board a plane.

Now, suspected terrorists bring explosives designed to look like liquids on board a plane. Liquids are now banned from being brought on a plane.


Heaven forbid that terrorists try smuggling explosives aboard planes by stuffing them up their a$$, because then it'll be body cavity searches for everyone!!








Of course, that may be an incentive to some people, rather than a deterent.




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You are all wrong the next tactic will be......Snakes on a MotherFuckin Plane!!!!:wink: :lol:

[Bark]

I'm tired of all of these **** snakes on these **** planes.

[sickness]

No, no, no. It's like this.




That is IT!!!!! I have had it with these motherfucking snakes on this motherfucking plane!!!

[Nostromo]

Next it'll be corn bread ! N

[Bokchoi Cowboy]

Heaven forbid that terrorists try smuggling explosives aboard planes by stuffing them up their a$$, because then it'll be body cavity searches for everyone!!



Of course, that may be an incentive to some people, rather than a deterent.




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I can picture it now: Jakester quits his job to hire on as the guy who tests airport security systems....


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[Trazalca]

I can picture it now: Jakester quits his job to hire on as the guy who tests airport security systems....


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Aw c'mon Boki! You know that's worth a photoshop moment.
Jakester and his metal detector wand with lines and lines
of guests at his mercy? It'll be just like Cinescape! :smirk:

[Bill_the_Pony]

Next it'll be corn bread ! N

Guess you didn't like the cornbread either. :ohwell:

[Jakester]

No, but it was the best fucking apple cobbler I ever tasted.

I heard that on all flights, all liquids were banned -- no beverages, etc...but that all internation flights served peanut butter sandwiches.

[Intelligent_Design]

Heaven forbid that terrorists try smuggling explosives aboard planes by stuffing them up their a$$, because then it'll be body cavity searches for everyone!!








Of course, that may be an incentive to some people, rather than a deterent.




.

If I was strip searched before boarding, then they would find I would be concealing a big snake. And I would not be allowed to board the plane.:lol:

[DaForce]

If I was strip searched before boarding, then they would find I would be concealing a big snake. And I would not be allowed to board the plane.:lol:


http://www.livejournal.com/userpic/31030860/59749

"Mandaconda!!!"



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[kah]

The Alabama Black Snake? That's only a myth. :wink:

[Jakester]

And in response to the latest threat, "Project Runway" has updated their status to "Fabulous."