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 | Members of the Polish Anti-terrorist Police unit guard Warsaw-Okecie international airport, Poland, Thursday, Aug. 10, 2006. Airlines across Europe canceled flights bound for London's Heathrow Airport Thursday, while some airports offered to take on diverted traffic after British authorities said they had thwarted a terror attack aimed at aircraft flying from Britain to the U.S. click to open  |  | Members of the Polish Anti-terrorist Police unit guard Warsaw-Okecie international airport, Poland, Thursday, Aug. 10, 2006. Airlines across Europe canceled flights bound for London's Heathrow Airport Thursday, while some airports offered to take on diverted traffic after British authorities said they had thwarted a terror attack aimed at aircraft flying from Britain to the U.S. click to open |  | Beth Eurotas, of San Francisco, throws out a tube of toothpaste at the British Airways terminal of JFK Airport, Thursday, August 10, 2006 in New York. Passengers in the United States are facing heightened security at airports today after authorities in London uncovered a terror plot aimed at airlines traveling from Britain to the U.S. click to open |  | Police officers stand outside a semi-detached house in High Wycombe, England, Thursday, Aug. 10, 2006, after a anti-terror raid. British authorities said Thursday they had thwarted a terrorist plot to simultaneously blow up several aircraft flying to the United States using explosives smuggled in hand luggage, averting what police described as 'mass murder on an unimaginable scale.'Police arrested 21 people, and were confident they had captured the main suspects in the alleged plot that U.S. authorities said bore the hallmarks of an al-Qaida plan. click to open |  | A newspaper vendor hangs a copy of an evening newspaper beside headline posters for the paper hanging from railings in Trafalgar Square in London, Thursday Aug. 10, 2006. British authorities thwarted a terrorist plot to blow up several aircraft mid-flight between the United States and Britain using explosives smuggled in hand luggage, officials said Thursday. click to open |  | Airline staff instruct passengers bound for the United States restrictions on carry-on items following the report in Britain on terror plot to blow up passenger planes at New Tokyo International airport in Narita, near Tokyo, Friday, Aug. 11, 2006. British authorities acting on information partly gleaned from Pakistan carried out raids Thursday in communities across England after police say they thwarted a plot to blow up as many as 10 U.S.-bound jetliners. click to open |  | Passengers queue up for security screening near items not allowed to bring in on display following the report in Britain on terror plot to blow up passenger planes at New Tokyo International airport in Narita, near Tokyo, Friday, Aug. 11, 2006. British authorities acting on information partly gleaned from Pakistan carried out raids Thursday in communities across England after police say they thwarted a plot to blow up as many as 10 U.S.-bound jetliners. click to open |  | A security officer stands watch following the report in Britain on terror plot to blow up passenger planes at New Tokyo International airport in Narita, near Tokyo, Friday, Aug. 11, 2006. British authorities acting on information partly gleaned from Pakistan carried out raids Thursday in communities across England after police say they thwarted a plot to blow up as many as 10 U.S.-bound jetliners. click to open |  | Examples of the liquids and gels that are prohibited in carry on luggage are seen on display at a security check point at Logan International Airport in Boston, Thursday, Aug. 10, 2006. U.S. flyers endured heightened security Thursday, and some flights were canceled or delayed after the discovery of a terror plot aimed at airlines traveling from Britain to the United States. click to open |  | Airline passengers wait in a security line as drinks are thrown away in a trash can outside of security at San Jose International Airport in San Jose, Calif., Thursday, Aug. 10, 2006. The United States issued its highest terrorism alert for commercial flights from Britain and raised security for all air travel Thursday after a major terror plot was foiled in London. click to open |
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