Last night I watched a fascinating documentary on NatGeoTV about the now infamous liquid bomb plot that was thwarted by British intelligence & police in 2006. It was an almost exact copy of the original liquid bomb plot of 1994, involving Ramzi Yousef - the WTC bomber of 1993, that actually did have a 'dry run' (PAL flight 434 - full details on google).
http://natgeotv.com/uk/liquid-bomb-plot/about
The film was first shown in April and is due to show again on June 2 at 8pm in the UK.
It gives an amazing insight into how the liquids ban came about...and how the whole scenario might have been different, and how the planned arrests of those involved in London & Pakistan almost came a cropper due to US impatience.
Anyone interested in the liquid ban in handluggage & what caused it to be tightened up should watch the film. Highly recommended viewing.
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