Terrorists develop breast implant explosives IF a recent report by foreign media is anything to go by, security agencies around the world might be in for another tasking battle to contain a new dimension to terrorism. The terrorists have been said to have developed explosives that can be implanted in female’s breasts and could go undetected by the best of airport scanners. According to an intelligence intercepted by the United Kingdom security agency, exclusively reported by The Mirror, al-Qaeda’s chief bomb- maker, Ibrahim al-Asiri, might have developed explosives that could be concealed in implants or body cavities, with airlines flying out of London said to be at high risk. The report added that the terror group might have ¬also developed an undetectable liquid explosive that could be soaked into clothing. It was revealed at the weekend that the ability of the breast explosives to go unnoticed by airport scanners was a real source of concern for airport security agencies, with the editor of Security International, Philip Baum, noting that “body scanners are good at identifying objects outside the body but not inside and the possibility of medically implanted explosives is a concern to the industry.” Although an explosive expert, Andy Oppenheimer, noted that it was not yet clear what the new body devices could be, but “there is a great fear that al-Qaeda are planning on using internal devices to try and get through airport scanners. These explosives could be in breast implants.” Another specialist said breast implant bombs could be set off by injecting another liquid. The expert added: “Both are very difficult to pick up with current technology and they are petrified al-Qaeda are a step ahead here. It’s pretty top secret and potentially very grisly and ghastly.” Independent security analyst, Paul Beaver, said: “There are currently deeply serious concerns over body cavities and implants of all kinds – including breast implants – being used to hide explosives. “It is taking longer to get through Heathrow and other airports in Europe and North America because of these fears. “They are taking longer to screen people and there is definitely some sort of profiling going on.” Already, the staff of Heathrow Airport, London, have been warned that women could conceal dangerous explosives in their breasts, a development which is beginning to cause security agencies in the United Kingdom and the United State serious worries, as the device’s ability to go undetected is said to be a source of real concern for the West, which had in the last one month taken different steps, including closing its embassies in violence-prone countries, to avoid a terrorist attack. According to report, a staff member of Heathrow was reported to have said that there were genuine fears over the report. “We have been told to pay particular attention to females who may have concealed hidden explosives in their breasts. This is particularly difficult for us to pick up but we are on a very high state of alert. It’s led to long queues here at Heathrow – much longer than usual at this time of the year. But because it’s the summer holiday season, no one has complained,” the staff member reportedly said. A Heathrow Airport spokesman said: “We don’t comment on specific security measures.” One staff member said: “There are genuine fears over this. “We have been told to pay particular attention to females who may have concealed hidden explosives in their breasts. “This is particularly difficult for us to pick up but we are on a very high state of alert. “It’s led to long queues here at Heathrow – much longer than usual at this time of the year. “But because it’s the summer holiday season, no one has complained.
Posted on: Sun, 18 Aug 2013 09:23:26 +0000
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