Package Bomb Timed to Detonate over East Seaboard
BBC reports:
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 UK police.
The bomb was found in a printer cartridge on a plane in a UK airport, after being posted from Yemen.
A second printer bomb, also sent from Yemen, was intercepted in Dubai.
The bombs were both addressed to synagogues in the US city of Chicago, and were claimed by al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP).
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, British police said in a statement.
"If the device had activated it would have been at 1030hrs BST (0930 GMT) on Friday 29 October 2010," they said.
"If the device had not been removed from the aircraft the activation could have occurred over the eastern seaboard of the US."
