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British police thwart aircraft bomb plot

(Agencies)
Updated: 2006-08-10 20:59
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British police thwart aircraft bomb plot

Armed police keep watch as queues of people wait to pass through security at Manchester airport after increased safety measures were put into place in England, Thursday Aug. 10, 2006. British authorities thwarted a terrorist plot to blow up several aircraft in flight between the United States and the United Kingdom using explosives smuggled in hand luggage, officials said Thursday. [AP]