2010 transatlantic aircraft bomb plot
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On October 29, 2010, two packages, each containing a bomb consisting of 300 to 400 grams (11–14 oz) of plastic explosives and a detonating mechanism, were found on separate cargo planes. The bombs were discovered as a result of intelligence received from Saudi Arabia's security chief. They were in transport from Yemen to the United States and were discovered at stopover locations: one at East Midlands Airport in the UK and one in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates.
Cargo planes bomb plot | |
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Location | United States of America (target); East Midlands Airport and Dubai International Airport (discovered) |
Date | October 29, 2010 (discovered) |
Target | 2 planes |
Attack type | Bombing (failed) |
Weapons | Two packages, each containing a printer cartridge packed with a bomb made from the plastic explosive PETN |
Deaths | 0 |
Injured | 0 |
Perpetrator | Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula |
One week later, al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) took responsibility for the plot and for the crash of UPS Airlines Flight 6.[1] American and British authorities believed that Anwar al-Awlaki of AQAP was behind the bombing attempts and that the bombs were most likely constructed by AQAP's main explosives expert, Ibrahim Hassan al-Asiri.[2][3] The bombs were probably designed to detonate in flight, with the intention of destroying both planes over Chicago or another American city.[4][5] Each bomb had already been transported on passenger and cargo planes at the time of discovery.