The 2006 Liquid Bomb Plot almost killed thousands - here’s how it was stopped

Twenty years ago, Britain came closer than most people realised to one of the deadliest terrorist attacks in modern history. In August 2006, UK intelligence agencies and police uncovered a plot to smuggle liquid explosives disguised as soft drinks onto transatlantic passenger flights departing from Heathrow Airport. The plan was to destroy multiple aircraft bound for North America, potentially killing thousands of people. The operation transformed aviation security overnight, leading to the restrictions on liquids in hand luggage that millions of passengers still experience today. Now, serving MI5 officers and senior detectives involved in the investigation speak publicly for the first time about how the plot was uncovered, how close the terrorists came to carrying out the attack, and the extraordinary intelligence operation that stopped it. In this special documentary, Global Security Editor Rohit Kachroo examines one of the most significant counter-terrorism investigations in British history and the lasting impact it has had on air travel and national security. This ITV Exposure documentary has used ground-breaking Artificial Intelligence technology to re-create pivotal scenes from the real-life terror plot that transformed global air travel. • Subscribe to ITV News on YouTube: http://bit.ly/2lOHmNj • Get breaking news and more stories at http://www.itv.com/news Follow ITV News on TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@itvnews?lang=en Follow ITV News on Instagram:   / itvnews   Follow ITV News on Facebook:   / itvnews   Follow ITV News on X:   / itvnews