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29/10/2010

Barack Obama says two suspicious packages bound for the US appear to have contained explosive materials and constituted a "credible terrorist threat".

A special programme devoted to the terror alerts surrounding air cargoes bound for Chicago, including at the start of the programme, President Obama's statement at the White House in full.

Also in the first hour, reaction from Conservative MP and former Chair of the Counter-Terrorism sub committee - Patrick Mercer, as well as the former Chair of the Cobra Intelligence Committee, Richard Kemp, and the former Home Secretary Lord Reid.

Plus callers who've worked in airline security give Stephen a mixed picture of the level of security under which freight is transported.

3 hours

Last on

Fri 29 Oct 2010 22:00

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  • Fri 29 Oct 2010 22:00