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| Obama unveils security measures | Obama unveils security measures |
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| President Barack Obama is announcing tightened airline security, after an update by his officials on reviews prompted by a plane bomb plot. | President Barack Obama is announcing tightened airline security, after an update by his officials on reviews prompted by a plane bomb plot. |
| Reviews of airport screening and of the US watch-list system were ordered after a Nigerian man known to US officials allegedly got on a plane with a device. | Reviews of airport screening and of the US watch-list system were ordered after a Nigerian man known to US officials allegedly got on a plane with a device. |
| He tried to blow up the plane on 25 December as it prepared to land in the US city of Detroit, investigators say. | He tried to blow up the plane on 25 December as it prepared to land in the US city of Detroit, investigators say. |
| He later gave "actionable" intelligence to US officials, the White House says. | He later gave "actionable" intelligence to US officials, the White House says. |
| White House spokesman Robert Gibbs told media on Tuesday that Mr Abdulmutallab had "spent a number of hours with FBI investigators in which we gleaned usable, actionable intelligence", reports AFP news agency. | White House spokesman Robert Gibbs told media on Tuesday that Mr Abdulmutallab had "spent a number of hours with FBI investigators in which we gleaned usable, actionable intelligence", reports AFP news agency. |
| Security measures around the world Can a human eye spot a bomb? Will Yemen become a failed state? | Security measures around the world Can a human eye spot a bomb? Will Yemen become a failed state? |
| Mr Obama ordered reviews of airport screening and of the US watch-list system after the suspect - who was known to US officials - allegedly got on a plane with a device. | Mr Obama ordered reviews of airport screening and of the US watch-list system after the suspect - who was known to US officials - allegedly got on a plane with a device. |
| The 23-year-old is being held in a US jail since an attempt was made to blow up the plane as it came to land at the US city of Detroit on Christmas Day. | The 23-year-old is being held in a US jail since an attempt was made to blow up the plane as it came to land at the US city of Detroit on Christmas Day. |
| On Tuesday at the White House, President Obama met about 20 security and intelligence officials for updates on investigations and reviews prompted by the plane plot. | On Tuesday at the White House, President Obama met about 20 security and intelligence officials for updates on investigations and reviews prompted by the plane plot. |
| Prosecution investigation | Prosecution investigation |
| Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Defence Secretary Robert Gates, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, CIA Director Leon Panetta and FBI Director Robert Mueller are among those expected at the meeting, the Associated Press news agency reported. | Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Defence Secretary Robert Gates, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, CIA Director Leon Panetta and FBI Director Robert Mueller are among those expected at the meeting, the Associated Press news agency reported. |
| Mr Obama is being updated on the investigation focusing on Mr Abdulmutallab. | Mr Obama is being updated on the investigation focusing on Mr Abdulmutallab. |
| The suspect began his journey in Lagos, Nigeria, and changed planes at Schiphol airport in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. | The suspect began his journey in Lagos, Nigeria, and changed planes at Schiphol airport in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. |
| Nigeria, Somalia and Yemen were among the 14 countries singled out by Washington for enhanced security measures for travellers, introduced on Monday. | Nigeria, Somalia and Yemen were among the 14 countries singled out by Washington for enhanced security measures for travellers, introduced on Monday. |
| Mr Abdulmutallab's name was in a US database of about 550,000 suspected terrorists, but was not on a list that would have subjected him to additional security screening or kept him from boarding the flight. | Mr Abdulmutallab's name was in a US database of about 550,000 suspected terrorists, but was not on a list that would have subjected him to additional security screening or kept him from boarding the flight. |
| Since the incident, officials have moved dozens of names on to "watch" and "no-fly" lists, as they seek to overhaul security, Bill Burton, another White House spokesman, said earlier. | Since the incident, officials have moved dozens of names on to "watch" and "no-fly" lists, as they seek to overhaul security, Bill Burton, another White House spokesman, said earlier. |
| Watch-list update | Watch-list update |
| Those on the watch-list are subject to extra security checks, while those on the no-fly list are not allowed to board flights to the US. | Those on the watch-list are subject to extra security checks, while those on the no-fly list are not allowed to board flights to the US. |
| Yemen-based al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula said last week it had trained and equipped Mr Abdulmutallab for the plane plot. | Yemen-based al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula said last week it had trained and equipped Mr Abdulmutallab for the plane plot. |
| The US re-opened its embassy in Yemen on Tuesday, following what it called successful counter-terrorism operations by government security forces on Monday north of the capital. | The US re-opened its embassy in Yemen on Tuesday, following what it called successful counter-terrorism operations by government security forces on Monday north of the capital. |
| A BBC correspondent in the Yemeni capital Sanaa says the embassy was referring to a strike that reportedly killed two al-Qaeda operatives. | A BBC correspondent in the Yemeni capital Sanaa says the embassy was referring to a strike that reportedly killed two al-Qaeda operatives. |
| The embassy had closed on Sunday in response to what it said were al-Qaeda threats. The British and French embassies have resumed operations, but remain closed to the public. | The embassy had closed on Sunday in response to what it said were al-Qaeda threats. The British and French embassies have resumed operations, but remain closed to the public. |
| Yemeni authorities have tightened security measures at Sanaa's airport, as well as around several other embassies. | Yemeni authorities have tightened security measures at Sanaa's airport, as well as around several other embassies. |