u.s.-based shipping firm ups has been ordered to stop moving aircargo through some of its u.k. facilities because of securityflaws, the british government said friday.the order is the result of a planned security check rather thana new threat to aviation — and a sign of heightened concerns aboutthe vulnerability of cargo in the wake of an al-qaida plot that sawbombs disguised in toner cartridges shipped on freight flights fromyemen.britain's department for transport said \"following carefulconsideration, the department has restricted the number of sites inthe u, http://www.highheeledshoesstore.com - http://www.highheeledshoesstore.com - Yves saint Laurent sale .k. at which ups ltd. are permitted to screen air cargo untilit has satisfied current security requirements.\"it gave no details of the security issues and didn't identifythe locations involved. no other air freight companies werementioned in the statement.atlanta-based ups said the restrictions were the result of anongoing security review rather than any specific threat.ups spokeswoman susan rosenberg said six of the company'sbritish package-screening facilities were still operating, its mainair hub at east midlands airport in central england was open andits planes were still flying to and from britain.the u.s. has not taken similar measures, because ups ltd. uk isa separate subsidiary of ups and is not regulated by the u, http://www.cheapestyslshoes.com - http://www.cheapestyslshoes.com - YSL shoes .s.government, an american transportation security official said. theofficial said the u.s. already has 'stringent security protocols\"in place for air cargo security, http://www.cheapestyslshoes.com - http://www.cheapestyslshoes.com - Yves Saint Laurent .ups told customers friday that some shipments from britain weredelayed, http://www.highheeledshoesstore.com - http://www.highheeledshoesstore.com - Christian Louboutin pumps . it said \"areas of concern\" were found during a governmentreview of \"ups procedures and employment documentation related tosecurity.\" ups has activated contingency plans, communicated withcustomers and expects service levels to return to normal early nextweek, the company said.international aviation security has been an urgent prioritysince the terrorist attacks of sept. 11, 2001, and thevulnerability of air cargo is a major worry for internationalsecurity agencies, http://www.cheapestnewera.com - http://www.cheapestnewera.com - cheap New Era fitted hats .last october, two bombs were sent disguised in toner cartridgeson cargo flights from yemen bound for the u.s. one was discoveredat a fedex cargo facility in dubai, the other at the ups depot ateast midlands airport, 100 miles north of london.officials said the bombs were viable and could have exploded inmidflight. al-qaida in the arabian peninsula was blamed for theplot, which was foiled by a tip from saudi intelligence, ratherthan by airport security.countries including the u.s., britain and germany — which thebombs had passed through — suspended unaccompanied air cargo fromyemen and somalia after the plot, and promised to tighten air cargosecurity.overall security rules, http://www.thesunglasseshotsale.com - http://www.thesunglasseshotsale.com - Ray Bans online , however, still vary from country tocountry, and between cargo-only flights and passenger flights.proposals to screen all packages on cargo flights have long beenopposed by the freight industry, which argues that slowing shippingfor inspections would jeopardize the industry and the world'seconomy.philip baum, editor of aviation security international, saidthat since the toner cartridge plot, \"there has been a greaterfocus on air cargo security regimes, but that does not mean a greatdeal has changed.\"
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