The operable bomb found on a UPS freight flight in the U.K. has authorities on high alert. A Yemeni student has been arrested, but this is far from over, reports the Guardian . Unaccompanied cargo from Somalia or Yemen – areas where al-Qaida and other known terrorists are believed to operate – will no longer be allowed into the United Kingdom.
No Yemeni freight allowed with security
Altered printer toner cartridges were within the suspicious Yemeni cargo that has affected UPS deliveries by air and truck. The U.S. and U.K. are both on full alert due to this. According to Home Secretary Theresa May, "all aspects of air freight security" are under review. There is more being banned than just Yemen cargo though. Freight from Somali is banned too. Those taking carry on with them will not be allowed to have printer toner cartridges more than 500 grams in weight with them. Also, when checking luggage, only known cartridges will be allowed on the plane.
May states red alert doesn't mean you should panic
Home Secretary May had been very calm with the Yemen freight threat the Guardian reports Labour Party member of the Parliament Ed Balls saying. There is an investigation right now of the reliability of freight being checked along with the crisis response the British government utilizes. Balls and also the rest of the Parliament believe you should have a "shared goal" with the Yemeni government to stop terrorism. The forthcoming possibility of a 10 percent cut within the U.K.’s counter-terrorism spending budget doesn’t sit well with concerned lawmakers like Balls, writes the Guardian.
‘A constant battle’
Britain is "an international leader" in the "constant battle" against terrorism, Home Secretary May told Parliament when referring to the British govt. Imported goods are part of that issue. That means dealing with Yemeni cargo. The British police were also very calm with the situation, which May made sure to make clear. Soon even altered printer toner cartridges will be recognized by bomb-detecting technology. All those within the U.K., including protection, will sleep better then.
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The Guardian
guardian.co.uk/politics/blog/2010/nov/01/politics-live-blog
Yemeni student arrested
youtube.com/watch?v=lsBFaVNgYOw
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