Dailymail.co.uk reported that, Heathrow Airport is on high terror alert amid fears female terrorists might use breast implants as bombs, it emerged today. Experts believe there is a ‘credible’ threat that al-Qaida could target flights out of London using explosives hidden in the chests of its operatives. Specialists believe women could have had breast surgery with implants which, if injected with another liquid, will cause a large enough explosion to take down a plane. Read article
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Hurriyet Daily News reports that five planes of Turkey’s flag carrier airline, Turkish Airlines (THY), were searched for explosives at Istanbul’s Atatürk Airport on the evening of Aug. 14 after a bomb warning. All five planes searched by police experts were flying to German cities – Berlin, Munich, Frankfurt, Hamburg and Stuttgart – Doğan news […]
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As reported by Usatoday.com, eighteen of 19 of U.S. embassies and consulates across the Middle East, Asia and Africa closed recently will reopen on Sunday, State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki announced in a statement released Friday evening. The U.S. embassy in Sanaa, Yemen, will remain closed, Psaki added added, because of continuing concerns about a […]
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Foxnews.com reported that, two bodies have been found after a small plane crashed into two homes near a Connecticut airport Friday, and authorities fear the death toll could rise. Speaking in East Haven, Connecticut Governor Dannel Malloy told reporters that emergency workers have “visuals” on two bodies in the basement of one of the houses, […]
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RFI reports that an Ethiopian military cargo plane crashed at Mogadishu International Airport in Somalia on Friday, sending plumes of dark smoke into the air and killing four. Somalia’s government has decided to temporarily close the airport until further notice. “Because of the disaster that happened today, we have halted all flights coming and going […]
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Thelocal.fr reports that three people have died after a tourist plane crashed at around 9.40 am on Thursday in the central department of Puy-de-Dome, according to French media reports. The victims included a brother and sister, according to AFP, and were all aged over 70. The aircraft went down in a field in the town […]
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News.yahoo.com reported: A massive fire destroyed the arrivals hall at Kenya’s main international airport early Wednesday, forcing the closure of East Africa’s largest airport and the rerouting of all inbound flights. No injuries were reported, said Michael Kamau, the cabinet secretary for transport and infrastructure. Read Article
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Libyaherald.com reports that a Qatar Airways flight from Doha to Tripoli today was reported to have landed instead in Alexandria after an armed group forced air traffic control staff at Tripoli International Airport to deny it permission to land there. “We tried to negotiate with the armed group but did not succeed,” an airport official […]
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The BBC reports that more than 300 passengers have been delayed for two days after an aeroplane due to fly from Manchester to Pakistan developed a fault. The Airblue flight to Islamabad was due to fly on Friday night, was rescheduled for 15:00 on Sunday and delayed again. Many passengers spent Saturday night in the […]
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Theaustralian.com.au reports that a flight bound for Fiji has been forced to return to Auckland International Airport after an engine caught fire. The Fiji Airways flight, with 128 people aboard, took off for Suva at 8.10am on Monday, but returned to land on just one engine before 9am. The right hand engine of the aircraft, […]
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