Heathrow warned of explosive breast implants

Heathrow Airport was on terror alert in mid August after receiving “credible” intelligence that women suicide bombers could have ­explosives concealed in breast implants, the Mirror has reported.

Al-Qaeda’s chief bomb-maker Ibrahim al-Asiri is understood to have developed the method of foiling airport scanners by concealing ­explosives in an implant or bodily cavity.

One staff member said: “There are genuine fears over this.

"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.”

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