Yemen, Somalia freight won't reach the United Kingdom, states Home Secretary

The operable bomb discovered on a UPS cargo flight within the U.K. has authorities on high alert. While the Yemeni student believed to be accountable has been arrested, the Guardian reports that British Home Secretary Theresa May is taking no chances. As al-Qaida activity has been noted in both Somalia and Yemen, the U.K. has decreed that the nation will no longer accepted unaccompanied freight from those nations. Article source – British Home Secretary slams door on cargo from Yemen, Somalia by Personal Money Store.

Yemeni freight constrained, protection on full alert

UPS shipments by air or truck were altered while the United States and United Kingdom are on full alert due to the suspicious Yemeni cargo that had altered printer toner cartridges. According to Home Secretary Theresa May, "all aspects of air freight security" are under review. There is more being banned than just Yemen freight though. Freight from Somali is banned too. Those taking carry on with them won't be permitted to have printer toner cartridges more than 500 grams in weight with them. Also, when checking luggage, only known cartridges can be allowed on the plane.

On red alert, May states do not worry

Ed Balls from the Labour Party of the Parliament talked to the Guardian. He said that May was very calm when handling the cargo threat from Yemen. There is an investigation right now of the reliability of cargo being checked along with the crisis response the British govt uses. Involving the Yemeni govt in talks to stop terrorist plots at their source is a "shared goal" that Balls and others in Parliament believe is necessary going forward. Lawmakers like Balls are upset that there could be a 10 percent cut within the spending budget for U.K.'s counter-terrorism, the Guardian accounts.

’A constant battle’ is going on

Britain is "an international leader" within the "constant battle" against terrorism, Home Secretary May told Parliament when referring to the British government. Imported goods are part of that issue. That means dealing with Yemeni cargo. It had been made clear by May that the British police did well also. She said that the situation went smoothly. Soon even altered printer toner cartridges could be recognized by bomb-detecting technology. All those in the U.K., including security, will sleep better then.

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The Guardian

guardian.co.uk/politics/blog/2010/nov/01/politics-live-blog

Yemeni student arrested

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