10 August 2006 (Thursday)
- MI5 raises the UK threat level to critical for the first time as 21 arrests are made in the disrupted terrorist plot to target as many as 10 planes in mid-flight from the UK to the US. (BBC) (Guardian)
- Heathrow Airport is closed to most incoming European flights as a result on bans on flights of three hours or less. Congestion builds due to ban most types of hand luggage.
Read more about this topic: August 2006 In Britain And Ireland
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