Governments have stepped up security restrictions in response to last week's interception of two parcel bombs aboard cargo planes in the UK and Dubai, while a separate discovery of four parcel bombs in Athens (one destined for French President Nicolas Sarkozy) has added to fears of a fresh wave of militant attacks.
Germany on Monday (1 November) announced a ban on all passenger and cargo flights from Yemen - the hub of al-Qaeda activity in the Arabian Peninsula and believed to have bee...
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