On this day, Aug. 10, in 2006, British authorities prevented a terrorist plot to detonate liquid explosives on 10 flights between the United Kingdom and the United States, including to Washington Dulles International Airport.
The plot’s discovery led officials immediately to ban all liquids from flights. Many restrictions remain in place today.
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