Wednesday, 22 March 2017

Flight ban on laptops 'sparked by Islamic State threat




    United States media is saying that an aircraft cabin ban on large electronic devices was prompted by intelligence suggesting a terror threat to US-bound flights.

   The US and UK have announced new carry-on restrictions banning laptops on certain passenger flights.
According to reports, the Islamic State group has been working on ways to smuggle explosives in to planes by hiding them in electronics.
   The tip-off was judged by the US to be "substantiated" and "credible". Inbound flights on nine airlines operating out of 10 airports in eight countries are subject to the US Department of Homeland Security ban.
   US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson is hosting a two-day meeting of ministers and senior officials from 68 nations to discuss the threat from the Islamic State.
   The Washington talks will be the first full meeting of the coalition since December 2014.

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