Home Secretary John Reid has revealed that "at least four major plots" have been thwarted since the 7 July attacks in London last year.
Mr Reid also said the government believes the first al-Qaeda plot in the UK was in 2000 in Birmingham, preceding the war in Iraq and the 9/11 attacks.
He told the BBC's News 24 Sunday show that current security measures at UK airports would be "time limited".
Police are holding 23 people over an alleged plot to blow up several planes.
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