UPS Plane Packages

From FoxNews:

UPDATE: UPS Reporting that a second plane is being investigated in Philadelphia and that the Newark plane has been cleared and has already landed in Louisville, KY.

DEVELOPING: Authorities are investigating suspicious packages found on UPS planes at Philadelphia International Airport and Newark Liberty International Airport and another on a UPS truck in Queens, NY.

Another UPS flight from Yemen to Chicago reportedly also was stopped in London and found to contain an ink toner cartridge converted to a bomb. Though other reports contradict that account.

A crew member arriving to Philadelphia on a UPS flight from Paris notified authorities of a suspicious package on board describing a potential radiological component, a local CBS affiliate reported.

Philadelphia police and firefighters greeted the inbound flight shortly after 9 a.m. and the two occupants exited the aircraft, the station reported.

UPS says the the plane that landed at Newark originated at East Midlands in the UK. The company says it has been cleared and already has landed in Louisville, KY.Transportation Security Administration spokeswoman Kristin Lee said a second UPS plane,  which landed safely at Newark Liberty also is being investigated. Both planes have been moved to a remote location, Lee said.

The New York Police Department confirmed to Fox News that a UPS truck with a possible suspicious was being investigating at Queens Plaza North. 

The domestic investigations come as an ink toner cartridge converted into a bomb was found on a UPS flight traveling to Chicago from Yemen, CNN reported.

The bomb was discovered when the plane was stopped in London, the station said. 

Heathrow Airport denied any knowledge of the incident.

A law enforcement official briefed on the investigation said officials found something suspicious on a cargo plane in Birmingham, England. But test results for explosives were negative. 

UPS said in a statement that it is "cooperating with authorities" but could only confirm suspicious packages on planes that landed in Newark and Philly.

Operations at the Philadelphia airport are not affected and all flights are taking off and landing as scheduled, the airport reported. 

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