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    BBC Breaking News‏Verified account @BBCBreaking 21 Mar 2017

    UK due to announce a ban on laptops and other electronic devices on certain flights, following similar US movehttp://bbc.in/2mQzHg1 

    7:47 AM - 21 Mar 2017
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      2. BBC Breaking News‏Verified account @BBCBreaking 21 Mar 2017
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        UK bans laptops in cabin luggage in flights from: • Turkey • Lebanon • Jordan • Egypt • Tunisia • Saudi Arabiahttp://bbc.in/2mQzHg1 

        257 replies 2,578 retweets 1,163 likes
      3. BBC Breaking News‏Verified account @BBCBreaking 21 Mar 2017
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        UK cabin luggage ban on laptops and tablets from six countries "necessary and proportionate", PM spokesman says http://bbc.in/2mQzHg1 pic.twitter.com/gVU7JtLe9i

        139 replies 749 retweets 435 likes
      4. James Warren‏ @jrawarren 21 Mar 2017
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        So Lithium Ion batteries are now considered safe for hold luggage?

        1 reply 4 retweets 25 likes
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      2. Bassem‏ @BBassem7 21 Mar 2017
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        What if those laptops weren't Muslims, are they still covered by the ban?

        5 replies 3 retweets 76 likes
      3. Nick O'Grady‏ @mrmarvelpants 21 Mar 2017
        Replying to @BBassem7 @BBCBreaking

        no, Christian, Buddhist, Shinto, Hindu and Sikh laptops are exempt.

        3 replies 4 retweets 53 likes
      4. Nick O'Grady‏ @mrmarvelpants 21 Mar 2017
        Replying to @mrmarvelpants @BBassem7 @BBCBreaking

        forgot to add a smiley 😁 it is a pretty daft ban. Everyone will have to go back to doing 12+ hours of crosswords.

        4 replies 0 retweets 14 likes
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      2. Tim Masters‏ @utilitytim 21 Mar 2017
        Replying to @BBCBreaking @BBCNews

        life did exist prior to mobile phones and laptops. I don't see this as a problem

        10 replies 5 retweets 37 likes
      3. Alessandro Mencarini‏ @amencarini 21 Mar 2017
        Replying to @utilitytim @BBCBreaking @BBCNews

        Life did exist prior to modern medicine. I don't see that a reason to go back to using leeches as a remedy.

        8 replies 5 retweets 107 likes
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      2. Ian Elstub‏ @ian_elstub 21 Mar 2017
        Replying to @BBCBreaking @BBCNews

        what about microwaves? Can I have my microwave on my lap?

        1 reply 3 retweets 69 likes
      3. Ian Elstub‏ @ian_elstub 21 Mar 2017
        Replying to @ian_elstub @BBCBreaking @BBCNews

        it doesn't spy on people, honest

        0 replies 0 retweets 22 likes
      4. End of conversation
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      2.  🕸 2018 Crypto Market  🎃‏ @figureight 21 Mar 2017
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        Did I miss something, or was there a terrorist attack on a plane recently involving use of a laptop? What utter bullshit.

        16 replies 5 retweets 43 likes
      3.  🧙🏻‍♀️AlphaWitchGhoul  🧙🏻‍♀️‏ @Alphaglitchgirl 21 Mar 2017
        Replying to @figureight

        just the uk arsekissing the US to make friends once we are out

        1 reply 3 retweets 20 likes
      4. Jorge Garcia‏ @JgSergio2012 21 Mar 2017
        Replying to @Alphaglitchgirl @figureight

        Let's see if other countries follow. If not, this seems a very plausible explanation

        1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes
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