Britain, Germany tighten air security after bomb plot
LONDON (AFP) – Britain and Germany have tightened air security measures amid growing fears about the safety of cargo after two US-bound parcel bombs were sent from Yemen in an alleged Al-Qaeda plot. London announced Monday that it was suspending all unaccompanied air cargo from war-torn Somalia, extending a ban on freight from Yemen imposed after the devices were found on planes last week in England and Dubai. Berlin meanwhile announced that it had extended a ban on air freight from Yemen to also cover passenger flights originating in the Arabian peninsula country. The bomb discovered in England passed through Cologne, Germany. The Netherlands also on Monday suspended cargo…
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