Initial tests of package in Britain (which sparked a major alert in the US) not a bomb- FBI

[Turborama]

Source: Reuters

A suspicious package found on a UPS plane stopped in Britain was initially tested and found not to contain explosives, an FBI source said on Friday.

U.S. authorities were investigating "potentially suspicious items" on Friday on cargo planes that landed at airports in Newark, New Jersey, and Philadelphia, the Transportation Security Administration said.

Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSN2911442920101029

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Suspect Package Found On Plane In UK

The package was discovered on a United Parcel Service jet, which had stopped to refuel at East Midlands Airport in Derby while flying from Yemen to Chicago.

It was apparently made from a converted ink toner cartridge, which contained white powder and had wires sticking out.

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The cartridge was not addressed to anyone in the UK, and would have travelled on to North America.

The discovery has sparked a major alert in the US.

More: http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/UK-News/Bomb-Found-On-Plane-In-London-Plane-Travelling-From-Yemen-To-Chicago/Article/201010415784764?lpos=UK_News_Carousel_Region_0&lid=ARTICLE_15784764_Bomb_Found_On_Plane_In_London,_Plane_Travelling_From_Yemen_To_Chicago

[HCE SuiGeneris]

1. Run for the hills!

:puke:

It must be election time.

[HereSince1628]

2. Or voting booth . . .

I don't recall an attack on polling places in the US.

Considering that the hills have armed drug growers, meth labs, moonshiners, wild fires, and other assorted scary animals, the polling places seem safer than the hills.

[Billy Burnett]

3. Ladies and gents, step right up and test the latest and greatest thing in democracy™ ...

... proprietary vote counting machines. Safe and secure for the whole family.

[HCE SuiGeneris]

4. The point being...

every election cycle for the last 10 years gets the fear card trotted out. It's disgusting.

[Name removed]

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[ixion]

8. I'll take my chances with the hills, thanks

I prefer Freedom to living on my knees.

[slackmaster]

6. WWGPS?

[Billy Burnett]

7. LOL

:rofl:

[maddezmom]

9. Home Secretary Theresa May confirmed the package found in the UK contained explosive material.

Home Secretary Theresa May confirmed the package found in the UK contained explosive material.

"The package which originated in Yemen was removed for forensic examination by UK experts. That examination continues," she said.

"At this stage I can say that the device did contain explosive material. But it is not yet clear that it was a viable explosive device. The forensic work continues."

All direct flights from Yemen to the UK have been suspended, the Home Secretary added.

http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/World-News/Terror-Alert-Suspect-Yemen-Packages-Probed-After-Discovery-On-Planes-In-East-Midlands-And-Dubai/Article/200807415785784?lpos=World_News_Top_Stories_Header_0&lid=ARTICLE_15785784_Terror_Alert%3A_Suspect_Yemen_Packages_Probed_After_Discovery_On_Planes_In_East_Midlands_And_Dubai

[boppers]

10. PETN

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pentaerythritol_tetranitrate

http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/7177037-petn-explosives-seized-terrorist-attacks-bound-for-chicago

meh.