There is no intelligence pointing to a specific plot, but the U.S. has shared this information with executives at domestic and international carriers.
The Transportation Security Administration says that people traveling to the U.S. from overseas may experience additional screening at airports.
Placing explosives and explosive components inside humans is not a new idea. But a U.S. security official says there is new intelligence pointing to a fresh interest in using this tactic.
The official spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive security information.
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Highlander McLaren of 4th Battalion, The Royal Regiment of Scotland, disappeared from a Nato checkpoint in central Helmand province yesterday, sparking a massive 17-hour search.
It was claimed today that the body of the 20-year-old, from the Sighthill area of Edinburgh, was paraded around like a trophy by his captors.
The serviceman, who had wandered off alone from a checkpoint, is said to have been captured by insurgents from a Helmand village near his base.
He was then killed amid unconfirmed claims that he was tortured and beaten before his corpse was paraded in front of Taliban chiefs, an Afghan district councillor claimed.
REALLY, what's Obama going to do about this? NEGOTIATE with the Taliban? Uh, yeah. That's what he says he's doing.
It’s an Obama world.
You can't fight this with trials in the U.S. and you can't fight this if you're still refusing to call it what it really is.
Of course, we played loud music for detainees (the Red Hot Chili Peppers, if I recall) and that was just TORTURE. Wouldn't want to torture these creeps, would we?
Question for Democrats: If your kid had explosives planted inside him by these monsters, would you torture them then? Probably not. Pathetic.