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Last update - 20:40 19/04/2008 Ben-Gurion airport placed on high alert over hazardous material leak By Zohar Blumenkrantz , Haaretz Correspondent Tags: Ben-Gurion airpot, Israel  Ben-Gurion International Airport was placed on high alert Saturday afternoon after an EL Al pilot on a cargo plane from the Belgian city of Liège reported a possible hazardous material leak from the aircraft's cargo hold. After the plane landed, an airport security team boarded the plane and found a small amount of coal that was not accounted for in the plane's inventory list, in the cargo area. The security team removed the material from the plane and sent it to be analyzed. Advertisement Related articles: Delays expected at Ben Gurion Airport as security is upgraded Danger, airport Panel says aviation security in Israel is in 'catastrophic state' Bookmark to del.icio.us   A gentleman's word Olmert tells Haaretz he knows Iran won't have nuclear capacity. Farewell to arms B'Tselem says IDF must ban wide-range shell that killed civilians in Gaza.

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