Just Speculating...

Look at these two links:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-11183476

and

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-11657486

Hmm..  Otherwise ~ I'm going to refrain from comments and analysis until things are clearer. The initiation system is yet unclear and that's key to the response to such devices. What I will say is that the construct of such devices will be very difficult to counter by x-ray analysis of routine cargo. X ray interpretation will only be of use once an item is identified as suspicious.

Update on Tuesday, November 9, 2010 at 12:32AM by Roger Davies

For what it's worth, Al Qaeda have claimed responsibility for the September downing of the plane in Dubai.  That doesn't mean its true. But it doesn't mean it's not...

Comments

[Mo]

Any connection is strongly denied in the media over here, me thinks they protest too much!

[R]

Well the local authorities in the UAE also claimed the explosion next to the oil tanker was not an explosion but a "wave"....