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The 2006 transatlantic aircraft plot was an alleged terrorist plot to detonate liquid explosives on passenger airliners travelling from the United Kingdom to the United States[1], reportedly on August 16[2]. On August 10, 2006 the London Metropolitan Police announced that they had arrested key suspects, all British-born[3], and that the plot had been disrupted [4] as it was "getting close to the execution phase"[5], with a rehearsal planned within two days of the arrests according to United States intelligence officials.[6] Subsequently, arrests have been made in Pakistan and Italy. [7] High airport security measures were put in place at all British and American airports, including a ban on all non-essential hand luggage. Security was also increased at many airports around the world, with a large number of flights into the UK being cancelled.

Police at the scene of one of the raids, on Forest Road, Walthamstow, London.

Scope of plot

The Deputy Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police Paul Stephenson has said that it is believed that the plot had the aim of destroying as many as 10 aircraft in mid-flight from the United Kingdom to the United States, using bomb components carried in the hand luggage of passengers.[8] According to news reports, planned targets included aircraft from United Airlines, Continental Airlines, British Airways, and American Airlines departing from Heathrow and Gatwick airports to New York City, Washington, D.C., Miami, Los Angeles, Chicago, and San Francisco.[9] Later reports stated that the suspects had not purchased any tickets but had considered these routes as targets.[10] BBC security correspondent Gordon Corera said the plot was thought to have involved a series of "waves" of simultaneous attacks, targeting three planes each time.[8] Reports vary regarding the number of planes involved, ranging from three to ten.[11] In a press release, the United States Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff refers to "multiple commercial aircraft" being involved.[12]

Investigation and arrests

 
Scotland Yard in London

Police said they had been observing this plot for months, and that the "investigation reached a critical point [on August 9, 2006] when the decision was made to take urgent action in order to disrupt what we believe was being planned."[4] An undercover British agent had previously infiltrated the group, according to American government sources.[13] U.S. sources stated that suspects received a coded message which advised, "Do your attacks now,". [1] Twenty-four people were arrested, 22 of them of Pakistani and one each of Iranian and Bangladeshi descent.[14] One of the twenty-four has been released without charge.[15] The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) believes that there could have been as many as 50 people involved.[16] Arrests were made in London, Birmingham, and High Wycombe in Buckinghamshire in an overnight operation. Two of the arrests were made in the Birmingham area, where firearms officers were not involved, and four were made in High Wycombe.[17] The BBC has reported that the key suspects involved in the plot are British born,[8] and that three of the suspects are recent converts to Islam.[18][19] Nasir Ahmed, a member of the House of Lords, said that he had been told by the police that 21 of those arrested were British Muslims.[20] Other sources, citing Nicolas Sarkozy, say most of them were Pakistani citizens.Cite error: A <ref> tag is missing the closing </ref> (see the help page). (These claims are not necessarily contradictory; it is possible to be both.)

In a press conference, British Home Secretary John Reid stated that he believed the key suspects in the plot are in custody but does not rule out additional arrests.[21] British police are searching for five additional suspects.[22]

The BBC reported on 11 August that seven suspects, including two British citizens, were being held in Pakistan.[23] At least seven others were also arrested, according to Pakistani government sources.[24]

Paul Beaver, a British terrorism expert, has said that it appears possible that the militant Islamic organisation al-Qaeda was behind the plot, which comes only weeks after the group threatened to attack British aviation.[25] United States DHS Secretary Chertoff stated the plot was "getting close to the execution phase", and that it was "suggestive of an al-Qaeda plot".[5] It was not clear from press releases when these attacks were to have been launched.

CNN reports that at least one martyrdom video was recovered. [26]

Suspects arrested in the UK

Following the police raids, the Bank of England froze assets belonging to 19 of the suspects,[27] releasing also their names and ages, all of them living in the UK:[28]

  1. Abdula Ahmed Ali, born 10 October 1980 (Walthamstow, London E17)
  2. Cossor Ali, born 14 December 1982, (Walthamstow)
  3. Nabeel Hussain, born 10 March 1984, (London E4)
  4. Tanvir Hussain, born 21 February 1981, (Leyton, London E10)
  5. Umair Hussain, born 9 October 1981, (London E14)
  6. Assan Abdullah Khan, born 24 October 1984, (London E17)
  7. Waheed Arafat Khan, born 18 May 1981, (London E17)
  8. Osman Adam Khatib, born 7 December 1986, (London E17)
  9. Abdul Muneem Patel, born 17 April 1989, (London E5)
  10. Muhammed Usman Saddique, born 23 April 1982, (Walthamstow)
  11. Ibrahim Savant (formerly Oliver Savant[18]), born 19 December 1980, (London E17)
  12. Amin Asmin Tariq, born 7 June 1983, (Walthamstow)
  13. Shamin Mohammed Uddin, born 22 November 1970, (Stoke Newington)
  14. Waheed Zaman, born 27 May 1984, (London E17)
  15. Abdul Waheed (formerly Don Stewart-Whyte[18]) (not on the bank's list), born ca. 1986
  1. Shazad Khuram Ali, born 11 June 1979
  2. Umar Islam (formerly Brian Young[18]), born 23 April 1978
  3. Waseem Kayani, born 28 April 1977
  4. Assad Sarwar, born 24 May 1980
  1. Tayib Rauf, born 26 April 1984

Suspects arrested in Pakistan

  1. Rashid Rauf (alleged to be an al Qaeda operative)[29]

Suspects arrested in Italy

Forty arrests were made in cities including Rome, Milan, Venice, Florence and Naples, amongst others, although these arrests may or may not be related to the London incident. [7]

Liquid explosives

According to several news sources, the plotters planned to use liquid explosives.[8] To avoid discovery by explosive detection baggage screening devices, the plotters planned to bring several liquid components onto the plane concealed in soft-drink containers, then combine the components in-flight to make the explosive.

ABC News reported that the plot involved concealing explosives in a modified sports beverage container. The plotters planned to leave the top of the bottle sealed and filled with the original beverage, but add a false bottom containing a liquid or gel explosive dyed red to match the sports drink in the top of the container.[30]

One report suggests the plotters would use liquid/slurry explosives, chemically similar to solid explosives used in the 7 July 2005 London bombings (see Organic peroxide), based on hydrogen peroxide and detonated by an improvised device incorporating a disposable camera flash.[26] There are several different types of liquid or gel based explosives. Other news reports mention a peroxide-based explosive.[31] Methyl ethyl ketone peroxide is one peroxide-based high explosive in the form of a colorless, oily liquid at room temperature and pressure. It is related to acetone peroxide, which is an old standby for terrorist organizations because it can be made from common household items.[citation needed] United States authorities, the FBI and DHS, identified two peroxide-based liquid explosives that could be used: triacetone triperoxide (TATP) or hexamethylene triperoxide diamine (HMTD). Peroxide-based liquid explosives "are sensitive to heat, shock, and friction, can be initiated simply with fire or electrical charge, and can also be used to produce improvised detonators... For example, TATP or HMTD may be placed in a tube or syringe body in contact with a bare bulb filament, such as that obtained from inside a Christmas tree light bulb, to produce an explosion."[32]

Political reaction

Prior to the arrests, the plot was discussed at a high level of government, with Prime Minister Tony Blair knowing about it for months, and alerting President George Bush to the investigation on Sunday 6 August. [33]

On 9 August, hours before the arrests, the Home Secretary John Reid gave a major speech to Demos (a British think-tank) hinting at a new round of anti-terror legislation and claiming that the country was facing "probably the most sustained period of severe threat since the end of the second world war".[34] The following day he broke the news, the Prime Minister being abroad on holiday.[35]

In the United States, the announcement was made during a joint press conference by the head of the Department of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff, the Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, and the Director of the FBI Robert Mueller. Chertoff refused to be drawn on questions about the design of the devices or whether any bombs had actually been built.[12]

On the same day, President George Bush commented upon arrival in Wisconsin: "The recent arrests that our fellow citizens are now learning about are a stark reminder that this nation is at war with Islamic fascists who will use any means to destroy those of us who love freedom, to hurt our nation."[35]

Security reaction

 
London Heathrow Airport

In the immediate aftermath of the first arrests, passenger rules were amended for flights between the USA and the UK to make all liquids forbidden, including beverages, hair gels, toothpaste, lipstick, sunscreen, and hand lotions, due to the suspicion that liquid chemicals were planned to be used in the attacks. Since passengers may purchase beverages after passing regular airport checkpoints, gate checkpoints were also implemented at many airports, such as Boston Logan.[36] Passengers in the UK were forced to taste baby formula to prove it was not a hazardous liquid. Rumors spread that American passengers were being forced to taste baby formula as well; this was later proved to be false.[37]

United Kingdom

The terror alert level was raised by Britain's Joint Terrorist Analysis Centre from 'severe' to 'critical', signalling an attack was believed to be imminent, although this was only done after the raid.[9] Security at all British airports was raised to the highest level, with all luggage having to go into the aircraft's hold (including books, newspapers, and glasses cases). For the immediate future, no hand luggage (carry-on luggage) is allowed except for a very few essentials such as travel documents and wallets. Passengers travelling with small children are permitted to carry baby food but must taste it in front of staff.[38]

Reid gave as his view that this was a "very significant plot" with the aim of taking "down a number of aircraft through mid-flight explosions". "We are doing everything possible to disrupt any further terrorist activity," he said. "This will mean major disruption at all UK airports."[4] This follows comments yesterday made by Reid concerning the need to take terror threats to the UK seriously. [39]

Police played down the divisive element of the incident, with Paul Stephenson reported to be "at pains to stress this was nothing to do with any specific community or any specific faith", and saying:

This is not about communities. This is about—this is about criminals. This is about murderers, people who want to commit mass murder. This is not about anything to do with any particular community. This is about people who might masquerade within a community, behind certain faiths. But this is about people who are desperate, desperate people, who want to do things that no right-minded citizen of this country or any other country would want to tolerate. [40]

United States

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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.[41] The 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. [42]

Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney has placed National Guard members in Logan International Airport in Boston. He also has placed gate checkpoints, in addition to concourse checkpoints.[36] The heightened security terror level was deemed "unprecedented".[16] 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. [16] In addition, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger also activated his state's National Guard force to bolster security at California airports.[16]

Other countries

  •   Australia - Qantas began to implement tighter security checks, which would initially only apply to flights heading to the USA and the UK, but Prime Minister John Howard mentioned that it could lead to a permanent ban of certain hand luggage in the near future. [43]
  •   Barbados - Plane traffic delays affected many airports across the world including the Grantley Adams International Airport located in Barbados. After immediately instituting a policy of heightened security, the delays have affected many tourists including British Prime Minister Tony Blair's attempts to cut his Caribbean holiday short and return to the United Kingdom. After being kept abreast of the security threat from his vacation, Blair reportedly has decided to fly home to the United Kingdom during the evening of August 10 2006. [44]
  •   Belgium - The Belgian Federal Police, coordinating its efforts with the British and French governments, increased security on the Eurostar rail line that connects London with Paris and Brussels.[45]
  •   Canada - Transport Canada, though unaware of any specific threat, nevertheless restricted all liquid and gel items from hand luggage on departing flights, particularly from Toronto Pearson International Airport and Montréal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport. Exceptions were made for approved baby formula and prescription medication.[46] In addition, all passengers travelling to the United States were subject to having their footwear examined.[47]
  •   Finland - Finland's national airline Finnair cancelled two of its flights to London Heathrow on Thursday, but the remaining flights only had slight delays. Other airlines flying to and from Finland have experienced only delays. Passengers are forbidden to carry anything more than personal documents and wallets in flights to Britain. [48]
  •   Hong Kong - Airport authorities at the Chek Lap Kok airport have advised passengers going to the United States to arrive three hours before their scheduled flight in order to pass through tighter security checks. [43]
  •   India – Indian airports have been put under high alert and hand-baggage screenings have been tightened. Surveillance and profiling have also been stepped up. Incoming flights from the United Kingdom are facing delays due to greater checks. [49]
  •   Ireland - The National Civil Aviation Security Committee, which advises the Irish Government, met to review the situation. Irish Minister for Transport Martin Cullen said there is no increased security risk at Irish airports.[50]
  •   Japan - Though airport security was not heightened, Japan Airlines and All Nippon Airlines began to strictly prohibit liquid items from its planes. [43]
  •   Liberia - The Liberian government made a statement on what happened: "I believe that the terrorists need to be caught and punished, I call on the world to help seek these perpetrators."[citation needed]
  •   Netherlands - The Dutch government said the UK terror plot would have no effect to the threat level in the country and would remain at "substantial" and "low" for Schiphol.[51]
  •   New Zealand - Additional security restrictions were placed on passengers departing from New Zealand to the UK, and there were some flight delays, however none have been cancelled. [52]
  •   Norway - The Norwegian government will not change the threat level and it remains at Low.[53]
  •   Pakistan - The Pakistani government made several arrests in response to the plot. Foreign Office spokeswoman Tasnim Aslam stated "The arrests in the United Kingdom have followed active intelligence cooperation between Pakistan, the United Kingdom and the United States". Aslam also stated that "In fact, Pakistan played a very important role in uncovering and breaking this international terrorist network".[54]
  •   Peru - The Peruvian government instigated a “Plan of Security of the Airport” including the use of sniffer dogs to detect explosive material and advised airlines not to allow passengers on board with hand luggage, in particular any items containing liquids, gels or lotions. On flights to the United States these items are temporarily banned in accordance with the requirements of the US authorities. Passengers are allowed to take only essential items into the cabin - everything else must be checked into the hold.
  •   Philippines - Authorities at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport have placed its airports on heightened alert. Most of the security measures have now included strict inspection of vehicles coming to the airport. The Airport Security Committee have met to finalize what items are not allowed on hand carried items.[55]. NAIA representatives have stated that all US-bound flights have prohibited passengers from bringing liquid items on board[2].
  •   South Korea - The government has put Incheon International Airport on heightened alert following the foiled terrorist plot. All passengers are undergoing additional screening and all U.S. and U.K. bound flights are prohibited from carrying any liquids on flights. Furthermore, passengers en route to the U.S. will have their belongings searched before boarding their flight. Korea’s Civil Aviation Safety Authority of the Ministry of Construction and Transportation raised the security level from green (ordinary) to blue (concerned) and then to yellow (caution). A yellow alert indicates intelligence suggesting a threat to aviation. [3]. [4].
  •   Taiwan - Taipei heightened security measures on US- and UK-bound flights. All Taiwanese airlines banned UK- and USA-bound passengers from taking "large carry-on luggage on board. Liquids like hair gel, suntan lotion, perfume, shampoo, toothpaste and beverages also had to be checked in and not carried on board." [56]

Hand luggage restrictions

United Kingdom

Passengers travelling from[57] and through all other UK airports were temporarily only permitted to carry-on those items on a restricted list, and these items had to be carried in transparent plastic bags. No liquids could be carried on board.[58][59] Liquid medications, such as for diabetics, were banned, "unless verified as authentic." All laptops, mobile phones, digital audio players and other electronic items were also banned.[60]

Remaining allowed items include:

These restrictions also apply to items purchased at airport duty free shops.

It was suggested in The Times that the restrictions on hand baggage will be "enforced pending a decision from the National Aviation Security Committee following which they may be made permanent. [61] This was confirmed by the minister of transportation on BBC News. [citation needed] Travel agencies raise concern that maintaining such severe restrictions will greatly decrease interest in air transportation, especially among business class customers. [citation needed]

United States

Similar emergency restrictions were placed on airline passengers traveling within and from the USA. Currently, all liquids are forbidden, including beverages, hair gels, toothpaste, lipstick, sunscreen, and hand lotions, due to the suspicion that liquid chemicals were planned to be used in the attacks.[41] Since passengers may purchase beverages after passing regular airport checkpoints, gate checkpoints have been implemented at many airports, such as Boston's Logan International Airport.[36] Electronic devices, until further notice, are still allowed for domestic flights.[62]

Impact

Flight cancellations

Some inbound flights to London Heathrow Airport were cancelled on the day of the arrests, most notably the Thursday short-haul flights of British Airways. Some flights to and from London Gatwick Airport were also suspended [63], although US Airways flights continued flying normally from Gatwick according to the airline's helpline.

An incomplete list of airlines either reporting cancellations, or about whom cancellations have been reported follows:

  • Aer Lingus cancelled 18 flights between Ireland and Heathrow, until at least 15:00 IST.[64] The airline recommended that only essential travel was undertaken to the UK. The airline resumed flights between Ireland and Heathrow before 16:30 IST. [65]
  • Air Canada spokesman John Reber said passengers may be delayed by at least an hour if they are planning to fly from the United Kingdom to Canada on Thursday. One flight from London to Toronto was on time early Thursday, but about a dozen other flights from London to Toronto were expected to be late.[66]
  • American Airlines cancelled three morning flights to London, from New York, Boston and Chicago. Three returning flights to those cities were cancelled as well.
  • British Airways cancelled all short-haul (European) inbound and outbound flights to and from London Heathrow for the rest of the day of the arrests, and many the next day.[68]
"Customers due to depart from UK airports who do not wish to travel today (10 August, 2006) or tomorrow can rebook up until 1 December 2006 or obtain a refund. Any customers whose flights have been cancelled can rebook or obtain a refund."[69]
  • EasyJet suspended all flights to and from London Gatwick, Stansted and Luton. Flights from many other airports were also cancelled.[70]
  • Spanish carrier Iberia cancelled flights to the UK.[71]
  • Serbian airline Jat Airways cancelled a single flight to London Heathrow Airport on the day of the plot. The flight was to be with a Boeing 737-400
  • Lufthansa cancelled all flights to London Heathrow. The regular schedule has been resumed since the 11. of August.[72]
  • Greek airline Olympic Airlines briefly grounded all flights to London Heathrow.[73] Late in the afternoon of the same day, it was announced by Greek television that an A340-300 would leave for London at 6:30pm local Greek time with the passengers of the airline's two earlier flights that were grounded, while the 7:00pm flight would depart on time.
  • SAS cancelled all flights to the UK from Scandinavia until at least 15:00 BST.
" -Passengers who are booked to fly SAS up until 13 August 2006, may re-book their flights with the following rules:
  • must be booked in the same class, or the next highest available class, within the same cabin.
  • rule valid for up to a maximum of 3 months from the original flight date.
-All passengers on flights delayed more than 5 hours, will receive a full refund, if the passenger chooses not to fly." [75]
  • TAP Portugal allowed passengers a full refund: "...flights from London are subject to severe delay. Passengers traveling today who wish to cancel their flight will receive a full refund of their ticket (irrespective of conditions) or be allowed to rebook for an equivalent flight at a later date." [76]
  • Overall, an estimated 400,000 passengers were affected because of the alerts. It has been estimated that only the first day of the delays has already cost the airlines over 175 million pounds.

Service resumption

A few hours after the beginning of the confusion, aircraft began to fly out of London Heathrow, although not at the usual level of more than one per minute. Flights included planes going to New York, Toronto, Chicago, and San Francisco.[16]

Economic reaction

The Times commented the day after the arrests, that the economic reaction was minor and that the FTSE 100 index showed only "mild signs of strain", suggesting that terror was already priced into assets, that the market impact will be contained, and that "what is lost on the swings may be gained on the roundabouts". It observes that the real commercial risk is that "people's behavior is altered... change may come so subtly and subconsciously that it is hard to see, let alone measure... people may stop travelling for example, not because they are scared of being blown up, but because they tire of complying with necessary security measures."[77]

Other responses

  • BAA advised passengers not to travel to Heathrow unless their journey was "essential", and long delays were expected by outbound passengers.[78]
  • Houses in and around Walton Drive in High Wycombe, where one house was raided, have been evacuated.[17]
  • Virgin Trains accepted plane tickets on its London to Manchester and Cross Country routes.
  • British Prime Minister Tony Blair was on holiday during these events, but decided not to return to Britain. Blair had been notified of the raid prior to its occurrence, and kept in constant contact with officials. He briefed President George W. Bush about the raid overnight.[79]
  • Britain's Deputy Prime Minister, John Prescott, nominally running the UK government during Tony Blair's holiday, paid tribute to the way the UK has reacted to what he called an "extraordinary past 36 hours ... in the efforts to protect this country". He expressed his "deepest appreciation" to the "real dedication" shown by security services, police, transport staff and aviation companies and praised Home Secretary Dr John Reid and Transport Secretary Douglas Alexander. Prescott added that the British public had acted "calmly, sensitively and with great patience"[80].

See also

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