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| Pakistani flights to U.S. banned |
| 2006-08-17 |
| ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Aug. 17 (UPI) -- In the aftermath of the foiled Aug. 10 airliner bombing plot, the United States has banned direct flights from Pakistan to U.S. airports. Parliamentary Secretary Syed Tanveer Hussain told the National Assembly on Friday that the ban is because of U.S. concerns about security arrangements at Pakistani airports. Hussain said that although Pakistan believes that it has stringent security arrangements at its airports, U.S. authorities are "not satisfied." Hussain added that the Bush administration pledged to help Pakistan enhance security at its airports. Dawn reported Aug. 14 that Pakistan has lifted its prohibition on hand baggage on international flights but passengers are still barred from carrying liquids. Pakistani authorities have deployed additional armed police to airports in Karachi, Islamabad and Lahore. Pakistani intelligence was crucial in unraveling the bomb plot in Britain by ethnic Pakistanis, in which airliners heading to the United States were to be destroyed. On Aug. 9 Pakistani security agents arrested British citizen Rashid Rauf in Pakistan, after which an associate of Rauf's in Karachi called a man in Britain, asking him to go ahead with the planned attacks on passenger jets with liquid explosives. |
| Posted by:john |
| #6 US airport in 'explosives' alert |
| Posted by: goopta 2006-08-17 16:19 |
| #5 What's going on at the Tri-State airport? LGF has this: Tri-State Airport in Wayne County has been evacuated. A perimeter has been set up, and evacuees are being asked to stand back 350 feet from the airport. The Transportation Security Administration reports that a passengerÂ’s water bottle screened positive for an explosive material around 9:15 this morning. A second test was confirmed at 11:25. NBC News reports that federal screeners found four containers of liquids inside a womanÂ’s carry-on bag during the screening process this morning. Larry Salyers, Tri-State Airport Director, tells WSAZ the woman is of Pakistani origin, lived in Jackson, Michigan and most recently lived in the Huntington area. She is being detained for questioning. FBI officials are on scene. |
| Posted by: anonymous2u 2006-08-17 15:57 |
| #4 Good. Make this permanent. Next, ban all Pakis from US. |
| Posted by: SOP35/Rat 2006-08-17 15:48 |
| #3 A decent start, but let's make it permanent, and extend the ban to flights from Cairo, Beirut, Riyadh, et al, and London, Frankfurt, and Paris as necessary. Of course, I'm fairly certain that won't happen. The Homeland Security folks are more interested in keeping us "safe" by doing things like having my 3-year old daughter remove her shoes to clear security, as happened yesterday in the Portland airport, and insisting we fly liquid-and-gel-free. Fools. |
| Posted by: Kirk 2006-08-17 14:56 |
| #2 Pakistani flights to U.S. banned but sale of advanced F16's continues to make headway. WoT Clarity Stop Button
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| Posted by: Poison Reverse 2006-08-17 14:28 |
| #1 How amusing. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2006-08-17 13:41 |