Viable pipe bomb found by UK security
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It is interesting what gets missed on occasion. Some years ago a friend brought a ceremonial dagger into the UK from Africa in the bottom of her backpack. She'd forgotten it was there and it was only when outbound from Heathrow that security pointed out its presence. They let her put it in a parcel and put it in the post.
Flying out of SFO when my son was small, I'd gone for a walk around the duty-free and when I got back to where he and my wife were sitting, he was drinking from one of his favourite soy milk cartons. Which was greater than 100ml by volume and it was part of a six pack. Security didn't spot it that day.
I had a hard disk in my backpack once, security were most interested in it (opaque to x-rays) and it got carefully checked for explosives. Second time, I put it in the tray with the laptop and it went through with no comment.
Flying out of SFO when my son was small, I'd gone for a walk around the duty-free and when I got back to where he and my wife were sitting, he was drinking from one of his favourite soy milk cartons. Which was greater than 100ml by volume and it was part of a six pack. Security didn't spot it that day.
I had a hard disk in my backpack once, security were most interested in it (opaque to x-rays) and it got carefully checked for explosives. Second time, I put it in the tray with the laptop and it went through with no comment.
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According to todays ‘Corriere della Sera’ the offender was initially suspected when security found a strange items in his possession at the security check for a flight between Manchester (UK) and Orio al Serio (Milano-Bergamo, Italy) , but they could not do anything as the item was found not to be a bomb/explosive.
However, UK security iformed Italian police. Apparently, the offender lived in Italy (or has lived in Italy for some years) and was working in UK.
Upon arrival in Italy, Italian police followed him discretely in all his movement, and they found that he had contacts with activists.
Upon his return in UK, before boarding the a/c in Italy, he was thoroughly inspected without finding any dangerous item. During his Italian trip, however, UK police determined that the item that they previously impounded from him in Manchester were in fact part of a homemade bomb, and therefore upon aiirval in Manchester- and in cooperation with the Italian police they arrested him
However, UK security iformed Italian police. Apparently, the offender lived in Italy (or has lived in Italy for some years) and was working in UK.
Upon arrival in Italy, Italian police followed him discretely in all his movement, and they found that he had contacts with activists.
Upon his return in UK, before boarding the a/c in Italy, he was thoroughly inspected without finding any dangerous item. During his Italian trip, however, UK police determined that the item that they previously impounded from him in Manchester were in fact part of a homemade bomb, and therefore upon aiirval in Manchester- and in cooperation with the Italian police they arrested him
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You've missed part of the press report: The security supervisor kept the "device" in her pocket. When the people who know about these things eventually saw it, nine days later, it was described as "potentially viable".
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The Grauniad had it thus:
The question here is what "potentially viable" means in this context. Usually devices are viable or not, why qualify this with a "potentially"?
She said she was told the item had been swabbed and no trace of explosives found, so she “popped it into” her jacket pocket so “it wouldn’t go missing”.
Jeffery, who has worked at the airport for 19 years, said she later put it through an X-ray machine but could not see a detonator and did not believe it was viable.
The device was later passed to counter-terrorism police and, when examined by experts, found to be a “potentially viable” bomb containing nitroglycerin and nitrocellulose.
Jeffery, who has worked at the airport for 19 years, said she later put it through an X-ray machine but could not see a detonator and did not believe it was viable.
The device was later passed to counter-terrorism police and, when examined by experts, found to be a “potentially viable” bomb containing nitroglycerin and nitrocellulose.
Lots of travellers carry some nitroglycerine with them. It's only a problem if it's in a metal container with a primer attached. It's essential to avoid unwarranted persecution of "minorities" on the basis of minor infractions.
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