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| Tighter security for flights to US | |
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| The US homeland security department has said it will put into place "enhanced security measures" in certain overseas airports with direct flights to the US. | The US homeland security department has said it will put into place "enhanced security measures" in certain overseas airports with direct flights to the US. |
| The UK transport department said the country would be among those to step up security procedures. | The UK transport department said the country would be among those to step up security procedures. |
| The move comes amid US media reports that al-Qaeda affiliates in Syria and Yemen are developing bombs to smuggle on planes. | The move comes amid US media reports that al-Qaeda affiliates in Syria and Yemen are developing bombs to smuggle on planes. |
| The US security agency said the changes would be made in the "upcoming days". | The US security agency said the changes would be made in the "upcoming days". |
| It did not specify which countries would be affected nor did it say what triggered the move. It is unclear if the move would be permanent or for a limited period, or would affect airports in the US. | It did not specify which countries would be affected nor did it say what triggered the move. It is unclear if the move would be permanent or for a limited period, or would affect airports in the US. |
| "We will work to ensure these necessary steps pose as few disruptions to travellers as possible," Secretary Jeh Johnson said in a statement. | "We will work to ensure these necessary steps pose as few disruptions to travellers as possible," Secretary Jeh Johnson said in a statement. |
| "We are sharing recent and relevant information with our foreign allies and are consulting the aviation industry." | "We are sharing recent and relevant information with our foreign allies and are consulting the aviation industry." |
| In a statement, the UK Department for Transport said the country had "taken the decision to step up some of our aviation security measures". | In a statement, the UK Department for Transport said the country had "taken the decision to step up some of our aviation security measures". |
| He added: "For obvious reasons we will not be commenting in detail on those changes. The majority of passengers should not experience significant disruption." | He added: "For obvious reasons we will not be commenting in detail on those changes. The majority of passengers should not experience significant disruption." |
| What changes will we see? | What changes will we see? |
| Analysis by Richard Westcott, Transport Correspondent | Analysis by Richard Westcott, Transport Correspondent |
| The UK government isn't giving any details about what these security changes actually are, but they haven't ruled out longer queues at security. | The UK government isn't giving any details about what these security changes actually are, but they haven't ruled out longer queues at security. |
| The statement from the department for transport merely says that the majority of passengers should not experience significant disruption. | The statement from the department for transport merely says that the majority of passengers should not experience significant disruption. |
| What we do know is that all of the old rules remain in place. So you will still have to put liquids into separate, see-through bags, take your laptop out of your bag, take off your belt and maybe your shoes before going through security. | What we do know is that all of the old rules remain in place. So you will still have to put liquids into separate, see-through bags, take your laptop out of your bag, take off your belt and maybe your shoes before going through security. |
| It's also not clear whether these changes will affect every airport, and whether they are limited to flights to and from the United States, which has prompted this move. | It's also not clear whether these changes will affect every airport, and whether they are limited to flights to and from the United States, which has prompted this move. |
| The actual terrorism threat level remains the same, at substantial. That's the middle of the five threat levels and means that an attack is a strong possibility. | The actual terrorism threat level remains the same, at substantial. That's the middle of the five threat levels and means that an attack is a strong possibility. |
| An anonymous US official told Reuters news agency that European airports would be taking the extra precautions. | An anonymous US official told Reuters news agency that European airports would be taking the extra precautions. |
| Law enforcement and security officials sources told the news agency that Western authorities were discussing security measures that included extra scrutiny of US-bound passengers' electronics and footwear, among other measures. | Law enforcement and security officials sources told the news agency that Western authorities were discussing security measures that included extra scrutiny of US-bound passengers' electronics and footwear, among other measures. |
| Al-Nusra Front, al-Qaeda's affiliate in Syria, and Yemen-based al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula are believed to be working together to try to develop explosives that could avoid detection by current airport scanners, US media report. | Al-Nusra Front, al-Qaeda's affiliate in Syria, and Yemen-based al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula are believed to be working together to try to develop explosives that could avoid detection by current airport scanners, US media report. |