War on terror
November 30, 2014 | 8:10pm
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Terrorists are
plotting to blow up five passenger planes flying between European cities as
part of a Christmas “spectacular,” according to a British newspaper report.
“Everyone is expecting
something catastrophic very soon,” a source told
the Sunday Express. “We’ve been told that five planes are
being targeted in a high-profile hit before Christmas. They’ve been waiting for
the big one.”
London authorities were
the first to uncover the threat, which would involve midair bombings, a source
told The Post.
“There is a credible
threat that they’re concerned about,’’ another source said. “They’ve known
about it for a while.”
Airport security
sources told the Sunday Express that Islamic radicals plan to smuggle bombs
onto the planes in carry-on luggage.
“That’s a common theme
that’s out there,’’ the first Post source noted.
Due to the threat,
British airport officials may require devices such as smartphones and iPads to
be placed in checked luggage.
Cellphones can be used
as bombs or bomb triggers, and nonmetallic devices can be hidden inside them.
The plot, the
newspaper said, is believed to involve smuggling bombs onto planes bound for
European cities.
“The threat is aimed
at Europe,” the Sunday Express reported, adding, “The US has improved their
security over the summer, but we have not.’’
The report quoted
security experts warning that the attacks might be carried out by “sleepers” —
converts to Islam who live in Western countries. Some may even be women who see
themselves “at the forefront of attempts to change the world,” a terrorism
expert told the newspaper.
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