London: A suitcase filled with bomb-making material has been found by British police officers investigating an alleged terrorist plot to blow up US-bound passenger jets using liquid explosives.
The suitcase, containing chemicals and other equipment for a home-made bomb, was found in woods in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, close to addresses at which the 23 suspects in the plot were arrested last week.
A police source said the suitcase contained everything that would be needed to make an explosive device.
This could include materials for creating an explosive, methods of concealment and a simple way of detonating the bomb.
The suitcase is now being examined by forensic scientists and explosive experts, The Times daily reported.
A news blackout has surrounded the aftermath of the arrests last week even as detectives continued to question the suspects at two London police stations.
The discovery of the suitcase was made by specialist search units, which have been scouring King's Wood for nearly a week in search of evidence of the conspiracy. The searches are expected to continue for up to six weeks.
Quoting police sources the newspaper said the plot by Islamic extremists would have involved a version of tracetone triperoxide (TATP), which was used for July 7, 2005 bombings that killed 52 people on the London transport system.
The plot is thought to have involved taking several liquids or a jell form of explosive on board flights with other material and then assembling a bomb in the aircraft lavatories.
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