Guest RET.Capt.Covert=US= Posted October 29, 2010 Share Posted October 29, 2010 (CNN) -- Some airports were on high alert Friday after investigators found a suspicious package aboard a plane flying from Yemen to Chicago when it stopped in London on Thursday night, a law enforcement source with detailed knowledge of the investigation said. The suspicious package, which contained a "manipulated" toner cartridge, tested negative for explosive material, the source said, but it led to heightened inspection of arriving cargo flights in at least three cities -- Newark, New Jersey and Philadelphia, Pennyslvania and a UPS truck in New York. Investigators were examining two UPS planes that landed at Philadelphia International Airport and another at Newark Liberty International Airport in Newark, New Jersey, said Mike Mangot, a UPS spokesman. Authorities are focusing on flights coming from Yemen into the United States, according to the source. The Transportation and Security Administration said authorities were acting "out of an abundance of caution." "The planes were moved to a remote location where they are being met by law enforcement officials and swept," the administration said in a statement. In Philadelphia, three people aboard one plane were removed from the plane and scanned with negative results, the Philadelphia Fire Department said. The type of material that may be involved is not known, officials said. In Newark, investigators were examining another UPS plane, said Mike Mangot, a UPS spokesman. And a bomb squad in New York City is responding to a report of a suspected explosive device inside a package aboard a UPS truck, the deputy police commissioner said. UPS said it is cooperating with authorities, and its shipment is being removed from the aircraft. [url]http://www.cnn.com/2010/US/10/29/security.concern/index.html?hpt=T1&iref=BN1[/url] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest RET.CDR.CrAzY_NuTtA=US= Posted October 29, 2010 Share Posted October 29, 2010 Thats the most non-conclusive news article ive ever read lol. None of that made any sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BigMac530 Posted October 29, 2010 Share Posted October 29, 2010 Im not opening my mailbox today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Chavez Posted October 29, 2010 Share Posted October 29, 2010 [quote='A1C.BigMac530=US=','http://clanunknownsoldiers.com/hq/thread/?postID=75535#post75535']Im not opening my mailbox today.[/QUOTE] Good thing my SERPA came yesterday. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest RET.SSgt.Haterade=US= Posted October 29, 2010 Share Posted October 29, 2010 SERPA? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest RET.Maj.SKI=US= Posted October 29, 2010 Share Posted October 29, 2010 [quote='LCpl.Haterade=US=','http://clanunknownsoldiers.com/hq/thread/?postID=75540#post75540']SERPA?[/QUOTE] Is that a holster for your sidearm? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest RET.Capt.Covert=US= Posted October 29, 2010 Share Posted October 29, 2010 [quote='RET.CrAzY_NuTtA=US=','http://clanunknownsoldiers.com/hq/thread/?postID=75527#post75527']Thats the most non-conclusive news article ive ever read lol. None of that made any sense.[/QUOTE] If you saw what CNN said you'd understand more. [img]http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/2010/US/10/29/security.concern/t1larg.cargo.update2.jpg[/img] [img]http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/2010/US/10/29/security.concern/story.suspicious.cartridge1.update.jpg[/img] [url]http://www.cnn.com/2010/US/10/29/security.concern/index.html?hpt=T1&iref=BN1[/url] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest RET.CDR.CrAzY_NuTtA=US= Posted October 29, 2010 Share Posted October 29, 2010 Maybe its cos i dont read this kinda stuff a lot, but surely this happens all the time? Smuggling or w.e is common, sorry if this is offensive but i dont think its that big a deal. of course it is a threat and should be taken seriously, but why is this so big? Is it just the "potential" to what they could do? If i were joking, i would say from those pics it looks like al Qaida's attempts at taking on ATi and Nvidia have failed :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Kaine Posted October 29, 2010 Share Posted October 29, 2010 UPS has planes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest RET.Maj.SKI=US= Posted October 29, 2010 Share Posted October 29, 2010 [quote='Cpl.Kaine=US=','http://clanunknownsoldiers.com/hq/thread/?postID=75548#post75548']UPS has planes?[/QUOTE] Brown ones. To match their vans and trucks. :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Senth Posted October 29, 2010 Share Posted October 29, 2010 UPS and Fedex has more flight fleet then jet blue. you rarely see them on airports cuz they use different runways and ports. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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