Suspicious package found on US-bound flight

WASHINGTON/LONDON - Authorities have discovered a suspicious package on a UPS cargo flight from Yemen to Chicago as the plane was on a stopover in London, US broadcaster CNN reported Friday.

CNN initially reported that a bomb had been found on the plane operated by the package firm UPS, citing a source in law enforcement.

It later reported that authorities had found a suspicious divice in the form of a “manipulated” toner cartridge.

The plane was being isolated at East Midlands airport.

The bomb threat also caused two other planes to be isolated and checked for suspicious items at US airports in Philadelphia and Newark, New Jersey. One was another UPS cargo plane and the other an empty commercial plane.

There were also reports of a UPS truck being stopped in the New York City borough of Queens.