Breaking: Three U.S. airlines targeted
TOKYO -- Counter-terrorism officials in Washington, D.C. have told The Associated Press that the bombing plot uncovered by British authorities targeted three U.S. airlines, American Airlines, United Airlines, and Continental Airlines.
Update: British Home Secretary John Reid said that the loss of life would have been "unprecedented" had the suspects carried out their attacks and destroyed the targeted flights. According to Reid, 21 people are now in custody in Britain.