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Tests on a failed parcel bomb sent on a US-bound cargo flight last month show it could have been designed to detonate over the eastern US, say police.
The bomb was found in a printer cartridge on a plane in a UK airport, after being posted from Yemen. "If the device had activated it would have been at 1030hrs BST (0930 GMT) on Friday 29 October 2010," said British police. A second mail bomb, also sent from Yemen, was intercepted in Dubai.
The UK bomb, intercepted at East Midlands airport, was discovered early on 29 October, following a tip-off from Saudi intelligence. It was removed and "disrupted" by explosives officers about three hours before it was timed to detonate, police said in a statement.
"If the device had not been removed from the aircraft the activation could have occurred over the eastern seaboard of the US," they said.
More here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-11729720
Note: In my little corner of the Pacific, these kinds of incidents seem frightening. Oh, we have our problems, but very few incidents here can be compared with the things happening overseas. Folk sympathize with the ones affected, but often feel powerless to improve the lot of those affected by people who target the innocent for some perceived advantage. The world is changing around us as we watch. Will it still be a fit place to bring up our children?
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