UK airline bomb plotters jailed

Three men who planned to blow up aeroplanes sentenced to between 32 and 40 years.

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The men planned to use liquid explosives smuggled aboard the jets disguised as soft drinks [AP]

The suspected al-Qaeda suicide plot, just days from being put into operation according to British detectives, had huge worldwide ramifications leading to restrictions on the amount of liquids passengers could take on board aircraft.

Source: News Agencies