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Dutch to use full-body scans for U.S. flights

Dutch to use full-body scans for U.S. flights

All passengers flying to the United States from Amsterdam will get full-body scans because of the attempted Christmas Day terror attack on a U.S.-bound plane.

 

Obama: Systemic, human failures let suspect on flight

Obama: Systemic, human failures let suspect on flight

President Obama said a "mix of human and systemic human failure" allowed a terror suspect to board an airliner in the botched Christmas Day bombing attempt.

 

Attempted bombing spotlights al Qaeda growth in Yemen

Attempted bombing spotlights al Qaeda growth in Yemen

An attempted Christmas Day bombing of a U.S. passenger jet has put a spotlight on what American spy agencies see as an emerging battlefield in Yemen against a rapidly growing hub for al Qaeda.

 

No sign Detroit flight incident in larger plot: U.S.

No sign Detroit flight incident in larger plot: U.S.

There is no initial evidence that the Nigerian man charged with trying to blow up a U.S. passenger jet was involved in a larger plot, a senior U.S. official said on Sunday.

 

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