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Yemeni forces arrest woman believed linked to explosive packages
Apparently acting on a tip from a Saudi Arabian source, the U.S. is searching for more suspicious packages after interdicting two cargo flights at East Midlands Airport in England and Dubai on Friday and finding shipments allegedly from Yemen that contained improvised bombs. The explosive devices were reported to have been wired into printer toner cartridges. Dubai Police said Saturday explosives in the printer's toner cartridge it had found were "professionally" loaded and connected via an electric circuit to a mobile phone chip hidden inside the printer. Because printer ink is flammable, there are restrictions on any package containing it, requiring special preparation for shipment. Explosive Ordinance Disposal specialists in Dubai said the package contained highly explosive PETN and lead azide substances, both used in bomb detonators. "The plot style carries features similar to previous attacks carried out by terrorist organizations like al-Qaeda," according to a police statement. "A team from Dubai Police EOD unit disposed of the device."In Sana'a, the Yemeni capital, where the packages allegedly originated (some reportedly addressed to synagogues in Chicago), the military presence grew visibly on Saturday in the section of town where UPS, FedEx and DHL have their offices. The companies are all on the same street in the rich suburb of Hadda, a main road that is a popular haunt for wealthy Yemenis who frequent its many western restaurants and stroll the area at night, smoking sheesha, a local fruit smoke, and drinking sweet tea with milk. Earlier Saturday morning, the offices — which are small and staffed by just two or three people — were still open for business. The staff at FedEx and UPS, however, had already been told not to speak to journalists. To get packages out of Sana'a and Yemen via international couriers, senders need to show an I.D. Card and provide their full name. Read
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