US warns airlines of threat of 'implanted bombs'

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The US has warned airlines of a potential threat from militants surgically implanting explosives.

It came after the Department of Homeland Security issued a memo to security officials and foreign counterparts alerting them to the threat of "body packing".

No specific plot has been identified but an anonymous official said new intelligence highlighted the threat.

Air passengers could now face even tougher screening measures.

In a statement, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) said that due to "significant advances in global aviation security in recent years, terrorist groups have repeatedly and publicly indicated interest in pursuing ways to further conceal explosives.

"As a precaution, passengers flying from international locations to US destinations may notice additional security measures in place.

"These measures are designed to be unpredictable, so passengers should not expect to see the same activity at every international airport.

"Measures may include interaction with passengers, in addition to the use of other screening methods such as pat-downs and the use of enhanced tools and technologies."

Existing airport screening methods cannot detect plastic explosives under the skin, TSA spokesman Nicholas Kimball told the Los Angeles Times.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-14061884

[Cheesypie]

"Militants" seems to be the new cloak language for Muslims like "youths" are for rioting blacks and Arabs. I'm sure this means the TSA will now be harassing more Southern Baptists.

[Aces High]

I imagine this comes from the same source that told us Saddam had millions of weapons of mass destruxction and was just about to use them....