Terrorist Plot Arrests

British officials spoke to reporters about arrests made in a terrorist plan to use explosives on Transatlantic flights between Britain and the U.S. that had been disrupted by British authorities earlier in the day. The British law enforcement efforts had resulted in the arrest of 21 suspects and had implemented tight security measures at British airports. They talked about some of the events leading to the arrests, airport security, coordination with U.S. authorities, and potential links between those arrested and the al-Qaida network. They also answered questions from reporters. close