Monday, November 1, 2010

Airports tighten security after bomb plot

Airliners sit on the tarmac at Dubai airport Oct. 31, a day after a parcel bomb was intercepted in Dubai originating in Yemen

Yemen is tightening security at all of its airports in the aftermath of a plot to send bombs from Yemen to the United States, the country's National Civil Aviation Security Committee said Monday.
"Every piece of cargo and luggage will go through extensive searching" at all of its airports, the agency said.
Cargo companies such as DHL, FedEx and UPS will be required to make more stringent checks before accepting any packages, according to the committee.
Other countries also put restrictions in place Monday in reaction to the security concern.
Germany banned all incoming flights from Yemen, air traffic control officials said.

Read More:http://edition.cnn.com/2010/US/11/01/yemen.security.concern/index.html?hpt=T1

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