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August 11th, 2006, 13:42
Bangkok Post 11th August 2006
There has been no halt in flights from Bangkok to the United Kingdom following a foiled major terrorist plot to blow up aircraft flying from the UK to the United States by police Thursday.
Security measures including restrictions on hand luggage are likely to be in effect on many flights, both to Europe and elsewhere. Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra said that he believed the terror threat should not spread to Asia, and that it is not necessary now to cancel flights from Bangkok to the UK. "I have been informed of the foiled terrorist plot in London and have ordered a security beef-up at all international and regional airports in the country," said Mr. Thaksin, "but I consider it's not necessary to cancel flights to the UK at the moment as the terror threat shouldn't spread to Asia.
Police in London said on Thursday they had thwarted the major terrorist plot to blow up aircraft in mid-flight, prompting several countries to have stepped up security at their airports. Twenty-one people have reportedly been arrested in connection with the foiled plot, all of them British Muslims. The suspected terrorists reportedly target flights from London, Glasgow and Manchester to the US, the UK police said. - (TNA)
There has been no halt in flights from Bangkok to the United Kingdom following a foiled major terrorist plot to blow up aircraft flying from the UK to the United States by police Thursday.
Security measures including restrictions on hand luggage are likely to be in effect on many flights, both to Europe and elsewhere. Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra said that he believed the terror threat should not spread to Asia, and that it is not necessary now to cancel flights from Bangkok to the UK. "I have been informed of the foiled terrorist plot in London and have ordered a security beef-up at all international and regional airports in the country," said Mr. Thaksin, "but I consider it's not necessary to cancel flights to the UK at the moment as the terror threat shouldn't spread to Asia.
Police in London said on Thursday they had thwarted the major terrorist plot to blow up aircraft in mid-flight, prompting several countries to have stepped up security at their airports. Twenty-one people have reportedly been arrested in connection with the foiled plot, all of them British Muslims. The suspected terrorists reportedly target flights from London, Glasgow and Manchester to the US, the UK police said. - (TNA)