British authorities planted bomb at liver Midlands airport after ' tip off ' Plastic explosives planted on cargo planes travelling to the US . Intelligence from bomb Arabia ' came after reports of al - Qaeda operative ' counter - spy chief says bomb ' does produce useful intelligence '
British authorities intercepted bomb at East Midlands airport after 'tip off ' Plastic explosives discovered on cargo planes travelling to the US . Intelligence from Saudi Arabia 'came after torture of al-Qaeda operative ' Ex-spy chief says torture 'does produce useful information '