The report I just saw said one of the packages turned out to be a toner cartridge. Besides stating the obvious, there's not much I can really say to comment on this. Suspicious Items Found on UPS Planes in US, UK - CBS News
Fox News/WTXF URGENT: DHS investigates whether a terror organization is behind a 'dry run' after suspicious packages originating in Yemen were reported aboard international UPS cargo flights landing at Newark, N.J., and Philadelphia airports, and a UPS truck in NYC. Homeland Security Investigates Cargo Planes | U.K. Airports on Alert
A very interesting turn of events today with this story as I saw on several sites last night suggestions that between then (last night) and November 2nd of the possibility of some sort of 'terrorist alert'. Pretty good prediction who ever they were.
Terror investigators look for more packages (AP) AP - After intercepting two mail bombs addressed to Chicago-area synagogues, investigators are searching for two dozen more suspect packages that terrorists in Yemen attempted to smuggle onto aircraft in a brazen al-Qaida terror plot.
Turns out now at least some of the packages seem to really be explosives. So far they all have been intercepted. This was no dry run. I might add the problem of poor or no screening for cargo also applies to ocean-going cargo. http://abcnews.go.com/US/lack-cargo-screening-requirements-opens-door-terrorists/story?id=12007956
Explosives From Yemen Target U.S., Al Qaeda Suspected AP As American and Yemeni authorities search for the terrorists behind the mail bomb plot, Dubai police say the explosive discovered in a shipment of air cargo bound for the U.S. bears the hallmarks of Al Qaeda | VIDEO Feds Probe Devices for Terror Plot Clues Packages Deemed 'Credible Terrorist Threat' Toner Cartridge Easily Made Into Bomb Terror Expert: We Face Political Jihadism You Decide: Doing Enough About Threats?
Yemeni arrested, al-Qaida bomber eyed in mail plot SAN'A, Yemen -- Yemeni police arrested a woman on suspicion of mailing a pair of bombs powerful enough to take down airplanes, officials said Saturday as details emerged about a terrorist plot aimed at the U.S. that exploited security gaps in the worldwide shipping system. Investigators were hunting Yemen for more suspects tied to al-Qaida and several U.S. officials identified the terrorist group's top explosives expert in Yemen as the most likely bombmaker. The explosives, addressed to Chicago-area synagogues, were pulled off airplanes in England and the United Arab Emirates early Friday morning, touching off a tense search for other devices. Full Story: WHDH-TV - Yemeni arrested, al-Qaida bomber eyed in mail plot
