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27. Terrorists may have developed bombs disguised as laptops, officials fear

Thu Apr 6, 2017, 08:15 PM

Apr 2017

US intelligence and law enforcement agencies believe that ISIS and other terrorist organizations have developed innovative ways to plant explosives in electronic devices that FBI testing shows can evade some commonly used airport security screening methods, CNN has learned.

Heightening the concern is US intelligence suggesting that terrorists have obtained sophisticated airport security equipment to test how to effectively conceal explosives in laptops and other electronic devices.

http://www.nbc26.com/news/national/terrorists-may-have-developed-bombs-disguised-as-laptops-officials-fear

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US may add airports to electronics ban [View all] brooklynite Apr 2017 OP

Kiss my ass... EarthFirst Apr 2017 #1

"I think it's getting realer" Coventina Apr 2017 #2

Wayne Gretzky on Stephen Harper rpannier Apr 2017 #12

Fuck these guys. DK504 Apr 2017 #3

Cameras too Blues Heron Apr 2017 #4

There are going to be a lot more people not going--including me. mnhtnbb Apr 2017 #6

The Amtrak cuts suck - maybe Congress won't go along? csziggy Apr 2017 #15

The long distance regional trains are what are cut from Trump's budget. mnhtnbb Apr 2017 #19

I hope the trains aren't hurt too bad - I don't want to go to Canada or Europe just to ride one! csziggy Apr 2017 #20

Stolen or banged around forgotmylogin Apr 2017 #8

united breaks guitars oldie but goodie dembotoz Apr 2017 #18

Homeland Security Advisory System set to orange SansACause Apr 2017 #5

That was the most useless system ever. Oneironaut Apr 2017 #17

Half assed solution- ship your stuff ahead, packaged well and fully insured. KittyWampus Apr 2017 #7

If terrorists are using laptops as bombs, what difference if they're checked baggage or carry-on? mainer Apr 2017 #9

C'mon. U know it's just red-meat for Teh Knuckle-Dragging Murkin' Trumpkin dunce brigade ... mr_lebowski Apr 2017 #10

The claim I saw on TV: Checked baggage goes through ... JustABozoOnThisBus Apr 2017 #13

They should be banned on all flights in the US oberliner Apr 2017 #11

Not sure if serious... Baconator Apr 2017 #22

If there are undetectable bombs that could be hidden in laptops oberliner Apr 2017 #23

Holy crap... Baconator Apr 2017 #24

What would be the argument against doing so? oberliner Apr 2017 #25

That's the kind of thinking that leads to full body cavity searches... Baconator Apr 2017 #28

Not 100% safety--a New York billionaire died in his panic room in 1999 when tblue37 Apr 2017 #30

Absolutely.. Baconator Apr 2017 #33

US intel indicates that terrorists are actively trying to hide a bomb in a laptop oberliner Apr 2017 #31

It's not minor... Baconator Apr 2017 #34

Of course there is no way to make things completely safe... oberliner Apr 2017 #35

It isn't reasonable... Baconator Apr 2017 #36

Fair enough oberliner Apr 2017 #45

My reaction too... WoonTars Apr 2017 #37

One would hope that you are being sarcastic. GoneOffShore Apr 2017 #29

Seems reasonable to me oberliner Apr 2017 #32

Because they won't explode in the cargo hold? WoonTars Apr 2017 #38

Everyone travels naked with no luggage and a full cavity check... Baconator Apr 2017 #39

Yes it is... WoonTars Apr 2017 #40

Not sure about that oberliner Apr 2017 #44

With that mindset, nothing that anyone can say will dissuade the TSA from cavity searches. GoneOffShore Apr 2017 #42

Cavity searches are not akin to restricting certain items from carry ons oberliner Apr 2017 #43

It's a slippery slope. GoneOffShore Apr 2017 #47

Understood oberliner Apr 2017 #48

Are they scared of bombs disguised as laptop batteries? hunter Apr 2017 #14

Terrorists may have developed bombs disguised as laptops, officials fear oberliner Apr 2017 #27

Hell's bells. Well, back to packing half a dozen paperbacks. Hekate Apr 2017 #16

This won't happen- Nobody, NOBODY in business that carries their laptop for travel would check it snooper2 Apr 2017 #21

Maybe use cloud storage for your data? oberliner Apr 2017 #26

United has switched a large number of their internal US flights to wifi enabled inflight... WoonTars Apr 2017 #41

Gee, what a windfall for sticky-fingered TSA agents/baggage handlers. alarimer Apr 2017 #46