Delayed: The new measures are likely to lead to longer queues, delays and increased checks at airports, as well as an influx of sky marshals on some transatlantic routes
Air Passengers Face Extra Delays And Second Checks At Departure Gates Amid Fears Of 'Plot To Bring Down Jets With New Type Of "Stealth" Bomb' -- Daily Mail
* UK airports on terror alert amid fears of attacks from Islamist extremists
* Influx of sky marshals could be brought in on some transatlantic routes
* New measures thought to include second checks on electronics and shoes
* Passengers could face delays at departure gates due to security measures
* Terror alert comes as U.S. calls for heightened precautions across Europe
* It is thought new bombs could be 'non-metallic' or 'surgically-implanted'
* Militants in Syria may have tested devices in the war-torn country
* There is growing fears UK citizens returning from conflict pose a risk
Air passengers are facing extra delays at departure gates across the UK as security staff carry out heightened checks amid fears that Islamist groups are working on an undetectable 'stealth bomb' which could bring down an airliner.
Increased patrols and extra precautions were brought in at terminals around the UK overnight as Britain remained on a ‘substantial’ terror alert following reports that two networks are trying to produce a new explosive.
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More News On Heightened Security Concerns That Terror Groups Now Have "Stealth Bombs" To Bring Down US-Bound Passenger Planes
Amid terror concerns, US calls for tighter security at some foreign airports -- AP
Terror alert: US, UK airports ramp up security amid ‘stealth’ bomb fears -- The National
Fears terrorists will target planes with computer and human bombs -- The Telegraph
Airport Terror Alert: The New 9/11 and the Surgically Implanted 'Body Bombs' -- IBTimes
UK airports put on terror alert after US govt warns of Al-Qaeda attack -- RT
UK airport security urgently tightened due to ‘credible threat’ of al-Qa’ida bomb attack -- The Independent
Tighter security for flights to US -- BBC
Airport security stepped up in Britain over bomb plot fears -- The Guardian
US increases airport security worldwide, following report of increased terror threat -- FOX News
Terror Threat: U.S. Wants More Security at Overseas Airports -- NBC
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Future headline: A**Hole blows up flight 2211.
A good-one james. I definitely cannot top that.
They write themselves WNU, they write themselves.
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