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Fine_Rabid_Dog
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 Posted: Thu Aug 10, 2006 9:07 am Post subject: Current Terrorist Threat on UK |
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Check this out: Current Threat Level of UK
Sacry stuff. It gets worse though.
For those who don't know, or intend on flying out from the UK today...
16 men were arrested in connection with suspected terrorist activities today. The plan as such, to blow up explosives in the hand luggage midflight. Due to that, nearly every UK airport is on max security. Queues, for check-in and going through security gates galour. Also, changes to whats allowed in hand luggage has changed, and only the following items are allowed:
| BTI UK Travel Alert wrote: |
UK AIRPORTS BAGGAGE POLICY
Bulletin issued by BTI UK Travel Alert Service:
09.05 – 10 August 2006
Please be advised of the following development(s) that may impact your travel program:
Further to today’s national security alert at UK airports, the Department for Transport (DoT) has issued additional security measures. With immediate effect, the following arrangements apply to all passengers starting their journey at a UK airport and to those transferring between flights at a UK airport.
All cabin baggage must be processed as hold baggage and carried in the hold of passenger aircraft departing UK airports.
Passengers may take through the airport security search point, in a single (ideally transparent) plastic carrier bag, only the following items. Nothing may be carried in pockets:
-pocketsize wallets and pocket size purses plus contents (for example money, credit cards, identity cards etc (not handbags));
-travel documents essential for the journey (for example passports and travel tickets);
-prescription medicines and medical items sufficient and essential for the flight (eg diabetic kit), except in liquid form unless verified as authentic.
-spectacles and sunglasses, without cases.
-contact lens holders, without bottles of solution.
-for those travelling with an infant: baby food, milk (the contents of each bottle must be tasted by the accompanying passenger) and sanitary items sufficient and essential for the flight (nappies, wipes, creams and nappy disposal bags).
-female sanitary items sufficient and essential for the flight, if unboxed (eg tampons, pads, towels and wipes).
-tissues (unboxed) and/or handkerchiefs
-keys (but no electrical key fobs)
All passengers must be hand searched, and their footwear and all the items they are carrying must be x-ray screened.
Pushchairs and walking aids must be x-ray screened, and only airport-provided wheelchairs may pass through the screening point.
In addition to the above, all passengers boarding flights to the USA and all the items they are carrying, including those acquired after the central screening point, must be subjected to a secondary search at the boarding gate. Any liquids discovered must be removed from the passenger.
There are no changes to current hold baggage security measures.
Regrettably, significant delays at airports are inevitable. Passengers are being asked to allow themselves plenty of extra time and to ensure that other than the few permitted items listed above; all their belongings are placed in their hold baggage and checked in. |
Full story here: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4778575.stm
Any thoughts? |
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Holymonkey
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| Posted: Thu Aug 10, 2006 10:06 am Post subject: |
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| This does not bode well for the future. I see this. Terrorist threat has been dealt with which is great BUT people will blame the muslim community so a minority of said community will get angry and listen to radical teachings. Soon there will be anoher threat like this will occur. Its a vicious cycle |
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danny12
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| Posted: Thu Aug 10, 2006 12:22 pm Post subject: |
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My whole family except me are flying next Sunday.  |
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| Posted: Thu Aug 10, 2006 1:05 pm Post subject: |
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They should go to the airport like a day before.  |
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| Posted: Thu Aug 10, 2006 1:23 pm Post subject: |
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Do to that there are huge delays all over the us. There are 4 hour security delays in seattle 4 in newark but 0 in houstan.
God tsa sucks ..... |
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danny12
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| Posted: Thu Aug 10, 2006 2:24 pm Post subject: |
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| Thank god im not goin. I'm scared of flying :S |
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Coolgreen44
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| Posted: Thu Aug 10, 2006 2:38 pm Post subject: |
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Its not scary at all.
My dads a piolet (I forgot how to spell that word just now) |
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danny12
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| Posted: Thu Aug 10, 2006 2:44 pm Post subject: |
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| I have flown twice, half an hour each way. If you had been there you would know why i hate flying |
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Coolgreen44
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| Posted: Thu Aug 10, 2006 2:56 pm Post subject: |
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I flew from Netherlands to Chicago to Miami all in 24 hours  |
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FFfanaticx
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| Posted: Thu Aug 10, 2006 3:17 pm Post subject: |
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| ove flown once last i heard the aiport is now closed and 21 people have now been arrested |
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Coolgreen44
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| Posted: Thu Aug 10, 2006 3:19 pm Post subject: |
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| I have flown over 100 times probbably way more then that. |
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FFfanaticx
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| Posted: Thu Aug 10, 2006 3:29 pm Post subject: |
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| lucky beggar you must have been to most of the world then |
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Coolgreen44
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| Posted: Thu Aug 10, 2006 3:32 pm Post subject: |
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Most of the US, its a big place ya'know.
I have only been to Belgium, Netherlands, and Germany.
Well and Canada and Mexico, oh Costa Rica to but those dont really count.
But I have been to almost every US state and Puerto Rico. |
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FFfanaticx
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| Posted: Thu Aug 10, 2006 3:33 pm Post subject: |
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| well its more then me so be proud |
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| Posted: Thu Aug 10, 2006 3:35 pm Post subject: |
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| Lol, I find that funny because I have only been to one other state besides the one I live in. |
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