Sentences with phrase «cargo bomb plot»
Asked about the situation today in the wake of publicity surrounding the cargo bomb plot, Home Secretary Theresa May insisted «no decisions on the review have yet been taken».
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High - grade military explosives used to build the bomb were sent by air cargo from Turkey as part of a plot inspired and directed by the militant Islamic State group, police Deputy Commissioner National Security Michael Phelan said in August.
The latest plot placed one PETN bomb and detonator in a cargo plane and another in the cargo hold of a passenger plane, where they were less likely to be detected.
In that plot, al - Qaeda hid bombs in printer cartridges, allowing them to slip past cargo handlers and airport screeners.