BA to fingerprint domestic passengers

[Roland Perry]

In article <47CE6642.5030803@defoam.net>, Adrian Midgley 
<amidgley2@defoam.net> writes
>> I thought the main thing they were trying to prevent getting on board
>> *was* binary explosives (although none of the fights from T2 at the
>> moment are to anywhere more than an hour and a half away, so the
>> opportunity for cookery in the loo is somewhat limited).
>>
>I'd assumed the worry[1] was chemical agents, although the 100 ml volume
> limit doesn't seem to preserve us against a nerve or mustard agent.

The scare which triggered these restrictions was caused by an alleged 
plot [1] to manufacture a binary explosives on board.

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/08/17/flying_toilet_terror_labs/

There may be other undisclosed plots involving other liquids, but I'm 
not aware of them.

[1] Not sure if it's worked its way through the judicial system yet.
-- 
Roland Perry