All flights leaving the Ben Gurion international airport in Tel Aviv for London's Heathrow airport were canceled Thursday after British police foiled a major terrorist plot to blow up aircraft in mid-flight, local media reported.

The Heathrow airport is now closed to all incoming flights after British police said they had thwarted a plot to blow up planes between Britain and the United States.

British Home Secretary John Reid said the plot was "very significant" and designed to "bring down a number of aircraft through mid-flight explosions, causing a considerable loss of life. "

Source: Xinhua