Pakistani Intelligence Helped Foil Bombing Plot

Pakistan’s intelligence agencies helped British in stopping a plot to blow up aircraft traveling between the UK and the US. While the UK arrested 21 people in connection with the plot, Pakistan arrested leader of the outlawed Islamic group Lashkar-e-Taiba, or LeT. India has fought LeT in Kashmir and also suspects the militant group for recent train bombings in Mumbai. Police report that suspects planned to blow up planes by constructing bombs, with liquid explosives and small electronic devices like cell phones or laptops as triggers. Reports of the plot disrupted worldwide air travel as airports tightened security. – YaleGlobal