UK widens bans
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- Friday, 05 November 2010
Home secretary Theresa May said although the two bombs identified in last week's plot originated in Yemen, suspending freight flights from Somalia was necessary because of a possible link between terrorists in the two countries.
As well as the flights ban, toner cartridges larger than 500g will be banned from hand baggage on flights departing from the UK and also on cargo flights unless they originate from a regular shipper with security arrangements approved by the Department for Transport, she said.
