Washington, January 15: The US today announced extra aviation security measures, including enhanced random screening and additional federal air marshals on “certain” routes, amid intelligence warning that al-Qaeda in Yemen was planning more attacks following the botched Christmas Day attempt to blow up an American plane.
In view of the event of the Christmas Day when al-Qaeda- trained Nigerian bomber Umar Farouq Abdulmutallab tried to blow up a Detroit-bound plane, the US must remain vigilant about the continued threat the country faces from the terror outfit, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said.
Some of the additional aviation security measures include “enhanced random screening, additional federal air marshals on certain routes and adding individuals of concern to our terrorist watch list system,” she said in a statement.
–Agencies