Cargo from Yemen halted along with ink jet cartridges

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NY Times:

Germany, France and Britain all halted cargo shipments from Yemen as aviation and counterterrorism authorities weighed their response to the discovery late last week of two bombs in air cargo from Yemen. Germany halted all Yemeni passenger flights, as well.

The British government also, at least temporarily, barred Somali cargo and said that air passengers would not be allowed to carry on ink cartridges the size of those used in the plot.

The British home secretary, Theresa May, who has responsibility for domestic security, said the ban on the Yemen and Somali cargo and the restriction on ink cartridges would be in place initially for a month.

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Yemen is going to have to get a handle on al Qaeda if it expects to be able to use air cargo services in the future. Carry on ink jet cartridges will also be stopped until airport screeners can find a way to distinguish them from bombs. This will not have any effect on my flight through Dubai later this week.

In the past when I have used air cargo I have had to open the sipping crate so that the contents of the package could be inspected.  It appears that is not always the case for some cargo.
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