2006 transatlantic aircraft plot: Difference between revisions

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===United States===

[[Image:Dulles-board-11aug06.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Signs such as this one appeared at [[Washington Dulles International Airport]] regarding new security measures]]

Following the operation, United States Homeland Security banned all liquids and gels except baby formula and prescription medications in the name of the ticket holder in carry-on luggage on all flights.<ref name="CNN-foiled">{{cite web|author=CNN News|title='Police: Plot to blow up aircraft foiled|publisher=CNN News|accessdate=August 10|accessyear=2006|url=http://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/08/10/uk.terror/index.html}}</ref> The [[Homeland Security Advisory System|DHS level]] in the United States was raised to 'severe' (red) for all flights from the UK. The terror level for all other domestic or non-British international flights in the United States was raised to High (orange). According to White House Press Secretary Tony Snow, President Bush was aware of the plot by [[August 6]] and approved raising the alert on [[August 9]]. <ref>{{cite web|author=Tony Snow (White House Press Secretary)|title='Press Gaggle by Tony Snow|publisher=Office of the Press Secretary|accessdate=August 11|accessyear=2006|url=http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2006/08/20060810-2.html}}</ref> On [[August 9]], the day before news of the plot was released, the White House launched a campaign to attack opposition Democrats as being weak on terror. A senior White House official said that the British government had not launched its raid until well after Vice President [[Dick Cheney]] held a highly unusual conference call with reporters to attack the Democrats as weak against terrorism.<ref>{{cite web|author=Olivier Knox|title='Bush seeks political gains from foiled plot|publisher=Yahoo! News|accessdate=August 11|accessyear=2006|url=http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20060810/pl_afp/britainattacksairline_060810185330}}</ref>

[[Massachusetts]] governor [[Mitt Romney]] has placed National Guard members in [[Logan International Airport]] in [[Boston, Massachusetts|Boston]]. He also has placed gate checkpoints, in addition to concourse checkpoints.<ref name="Fox-TV">Fox News (U.S. TV)</ref> The heightened security terror level was deemed "unprecedented".<ref name name="CNN-TV"/> According to the press secretary of Homeland Security, security measures have been raised so that they may learn more about the situation, and so that they may avoid any additional terror plots. <ref name name="CNN-TV"/> In addition, California Governor [[Arnold Schwarzenegger]] also activated his state's National Guard force to bolster security at California airports.<ref name name="CNN-TV"/>

===Other countries===