Heathrow Airport is on high terror alert amid fears female terrorists might use breast implants as bombs, it emerged today.
Experts believe there is a 'credible' threat that al-Qaida could target flights out of London using explosives hidden in the chests of its operatives.
Specialists believe women could have had breast surgery with implants which, if injected with another liquid, will cause a large enough explosion to take down a plane.
Sources have said that security at Heathrow is taking longer as they check busts.
'There are genuine fears over this,' a member of staff told the Daily Mirror.
'We have been told to pay particular attention to females who may have concealed hidden explosives in their breasts.
'This is particularly difficult for us to pick up but we are on a very high state of alert. It’s led to long queues here at Heathrow – much longer than usual at this time of the year.'
Terrorism expert Andy Oppenheimer added: 'There is a great fear that al-Qaeda are planning on using internal devices to try to get through airport scanners. These explosives could be in breast implants.'
Government sources have admitted they are aware of the breast implant threat but Heathrow and the Department for Transport said they would not comment on specifics.
A spokesman for the DfT said: 'The safety of the travelling public is paramount, which is why the UK combines technology, intelligence and other measures to provide one of the strictest aviation security regimes in the world.
'We have a regular monitoring programme in place to ensure compliance with this regime, but do not comment on the specifics or outcomes for obvious reasons.'
Meanwhile a Merseyside MP is demanding answers after claims two improvised explosive devices and two knives were missed in security tests at Liverpool John Lennon Airport.
A whistle-blower at the airport has claimed that security tests - known as 'coverts' - were taking place on August 7 when the two IEDs and the blades passed through hand-baggage screening without being discovered.
It meant they would have been able to be taken onto a plane at JLA without further discovery.
Management at the airport today remained tight-lipped about the alleged incidents and would neither confirm or deny they had taken place.
Maria Eagle, Labour's Shadow Secretary of State for Transport and within whose Garston and Halewood constituency the airport is sited, said she was deeply concerned by the claims.
She said: 'As local MP and in my other role, this allegation is extremely worrying, and I will be asking the aviation minister to look at this and give me some assurances about what is going on.'
据英国媒体8月16日报道，英国伦敦希思罗机场加强恐怖袭击戒备，防范基地组织将烈性炸药植入女性自杀袭击者的乳房中，进而在机场发动自杀式恐怖袭击，而这些炸药足以炸毁一架飞机。
消息称希思罗机场目前已经延长了安检时间，来对 “乳房炸弹”严加防范。“这种做法非常恐怖，”机场的一位工作人员表示，“我们已经被告知在进行安检时一定要对女性的乳房特别注意，因为炸弹可能就隐藏其 中。虽然这种检查费时费力，但由于机场目前处于高度警戒状态，所以才导致乘客们大排长龙等待安检。”
恐怖主义专家安迪•奥本海默补充道：“基地组织目前正计划采用一些能够放置在人体内的炸弹装置来通过机场的安检扫描仪，‘乳房炸弹’正是其中之一，这将会进一步考验机场的安检措施。”
据了解，英国政府相关人士已经承认了“乳房炸弹”可能存在的威胁，但希思罗机场和英国交通部拒绝对该事件的细节发表评论。
“保证公共交通工具的安全是至关重要的，因此英国政府在这方面投入了大量技术和人员，并采取了多种措施，来打造全球最严格的航空安全制度，”英国交通部的一位发言人介绍说，“我们拥有一套定期监测计划来保证各个机场都遵守这一制度，但我不能向外界透露具体的细节。”
与此同时，消息人士称在利物浦约翰•列侬机场于8月7日进行的一次安全演习中，有两个简易爆炸装置和两把刀顺利通过了机场的行李扫描，这就意味着它们有可能被带到该机场的任何一架飞机上，但机场方面目前仍然拒绝对此事发表评论。