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Package bomb plot is still ?an active situation?

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By Douglas J. Hagmann, Director 1 November 2010: Intelligence officials from the U.S. and Great Britain have confiscated a total of 26 packages over the last three days, indicating that the “package bomb” attempt is much larger than being reported. More packages are being sought and every parcel originating from Yemen is being treated as a security threat, according to intelligence officials. Intelligence officials report that at least five suspects have been arrested and interrogated since Saturday in an effort to determine the operatives involved in the bombing attempt.  Several Yemeni employees of the shipping companies, including two from FedEx, are currently being investigated. Of the numerous packages confiscated, two were found to contain explosive devices containing PETN based explosive material,  the very type warned about by the Northeast Intelligence Network on 17 October 2010 in this article...continue to full post

Full post as published by Northeast Intelligence Network on November 01, 2010 (boomark / email).