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| 'Fake bomb' UPS flight from UK to Turkey investigated | 'Fake bomb' UPS flight from UK to Turkey investigated |
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| An investigation has been launched into how a fake bomb was put on a cargo plane and flown from the UK to Turkey without being detected. | An investigation has been launched into how a fake bomb was put on a cargo plane and flown from the UK to Turkey without being detected. |
| The UPS flight travelled to Istanbul with the package, reportedly containing a timer, wires and a detonator. | The UPS flight travelled to Istanbul with the package, reportedly containing a timer, wires and a detonator. |
| The UK Department for Transport said it was taking the matter "very seriously". | The UK Department for Transport said it was taking the matter "very seriously". |
| A 26-year-old man arrested on suspicion of making a bomb hoax was detained on 23 March but later bailed to return to a north London police station in May. | |
| Police stressed the incident was not terrorist-related. | Police stressed the incident was not terrorist-related. |
| A Turkish man had delivered the package, disguised as a wedding cake box, to a UPS office in Camden, north London, a fortnight ago, according to ITV News. | A Turkish man had delivered the package, disguised as a wedding cake box, to a UPS office in Camden, north London, a fortnight ago, according to ITV News. |
| A Department for Transport spokesman said: "We have already begun an investigation which will look at all aspects of this incident, including UPS's procedures. | A Department for Transport spokesman said: "We have already begun an investigation which will look at all aspects of this incident, including UPS's procedures. |
| "The UK has one of the toughest security regimes for air cargo in the world. All security measures are subject to continuous review." | "The UK has one of the toughest security regimes for air cargo in the world. All security measures are subject to continuous review." |
| Ink cartridge bomb | Ink cartridge bomb |
| A UPS spokeswoman said: "Two weeks ago, a suspicious package travelled within the UPS network aboard an all-cargo aircraft from the United Kingdom to Istanbul, Turkey. | A UPS spokeswoman said: "Two weeks ago, a suspicious package travelled within the UPS network aboard an all-cargo aircraft from the United Kingdom to Istanbul, Turkey. |
| "UPS is co-operating with the UK Department for Transport's investigation of the incident. UPS has a multiple-layered approach to ensure security." | "UPS is co-operating with the UK Department for Transport's investigation of the incident. UPS has a multiple-layered approach to ensure security." |
| Details of which UK airport the flight took off from have not been released at this stage. | Details of which UK airport the flight took off from have not been released at this stage. |
| Last October a bomb disguised as an ink cartridge was found on a UPS cargo plane at East Midlands Airport. | Last October a bomb disguised as an ink cartridge was found on a UPS cargo plane at East Midlands Airport. |
| It had been timed to detonate over the eastern seaboard of the US, police later said. The bomb, and another found in Dubai, contained at least 300g of the explosive PETN. | It had been timed to detonate over the eastern seaboard of the US, police later said. The bomb, and another found in Dubai, contained at least 300g of the explosive PETN. |
| BBC home affairs correspondent Danny Shaw said he understood one line of inquiry is that the incident was linked to a family feud. |