likely it was a dry run right now. air boeing spokeswoman saying no, there were no explosives in this particular package that was found in the luggage hull of the airport there. in mibia is concern whether it was destined for the cargo hold of that plane and whether somebody within that airport might have been intending to put explosives in the package at a later point before that plane took off. it is very early on in the investigation and a lot of questions to be answered. we are led to believe that it may be a work of a part of a new al qaeda approach. it certainly seems that way according to the intelligence officials and national security experts. we have seen the attempted cargo bombs. this may or may not have been
with the yemeni officials who say dhs and none of the cargo flights had left yemen. they have not left yemen airport. these packages were sent from yemen to dubai to london and to other parts of the world. and then placed on these cargo planes by other folks in these countries. so, what that tells she that these cells are much bigger than just the yemeni cells we are looking at right now. greta: it wasn t like a fedex or ups plane took off from yemen with the package the package caught up with the plane throughout the route? correct. it wasn t as if the dhs flights left yemen with the packages. those packages left yemen then later placed on flights headed to the united states and obviously, the evidence is suggesting they were headed towards synagogues in the u.s., in chicago. this was definitely a plot,
package in dubai bound for the u.s. from yemen. today. that is probably what prompted all of this they are now investigating any packaging sent from the same shipper and perhaps there is a package from the shipper on this flight. shepard: and no ups cargo planes land or take off from the yemen airport. there are no direct flights from yemen to britain or the united states. if everything goes through the u.a.e. and it is a good funnel position with a lot of security there. reporter: there is a lot of security. and a history of very close cooperation between the u.a.e. and the united states. it s a vital relationship because the u.a.e. is across the water from iran. it is a place the united states has traditionally focused with a sympathetic government and
with the yemeni officials who say dhs and none of the cargo flights had left yemen. they have not left yemen airport. these packages were sent from yemen to dubai to london and to other parts of the world. and then placed on these cargo planes by other folks in these countries. so, what that tells she that these cells are much bigger than just the yemeni cells we are looking at right now. greta: it wasn t like a fedex or ups plane took off from yemen with the package the package caught up with the plane throughout the route? correct. it wasn t as if the dhs flights left yemen with the packages. those packages left yemen then later placed on flights headed to the united states and obviously, the evidence is suggesting they were headed towards synagogues in the u.s., in chicago. this was definitely a plot, hashed out in yemen.