6 investigated in Germany over alleged plot to blow up Israeli airliner

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6 investigated in Germany over alleged plot to blow up Israeli airliner

Geir Moulson
Canadian Press

Monday, November 20, 2006

BERLIN (AP) - Six people are under investigation in Germany in an alleged plot to blow up an Israeli airliner by bribing an airport worker to smuggle a bag packed with explosives on board the craft, officials said Monday.

Several of the accused approached a person with security clearance at an unidentified airport last summer, who agreed to smuggle an explosives-filled bag onto a plane in exchange for money, federal prosecutors said.

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A security official, speaking on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to comment on the matter, said the plot was at the Frankfurt airport and the plan apparently was to attack a plane belonging to Israel's El Al.

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See also:
Germany Detained Six in Terror Inquiry
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/20/world/europe/21germanycnd.html?hp&ex=1164085200&en=18b4714e9a959b47&ei=5094&partner=homepage