I was curious about when and why airports started prohibiting the carrying of liquids in volumes greater than 100ml into the boarding area.
It turns out that the cause was an exposed al-Qaeda conspiracy (of course, it had to be them). The terrorists initially planned to use gas to create an explosive device, but later decided to carry hydrogen peroxide on board in bottles of rose water. Special attention was given to making the bottles look unopened. At that time, and perhaps even now, it’s difficult to detect liquid explosives with traditional baggage scanning equipment.
In intercepted documents, it was indicated that half a kilogram of liquid explosive could destroy an airplane, and there was a reference to a similar effect with the plastic explosive Semtex in the case of the Pan Am flight explosion over Lockerbie in 1988.
The terrorists, as claimed, were captured two weeks before the planned action. And since 2006, we can’t carry yogurts and shampoos.
Hi, I'm Rauf Aliev. 