US weighs banning laptop computers on international flights

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http://l1.yimg.com/uu/api/res/1.2/2NOj1AfuGk4Hpm9gZCC07A--/YXBwaWQ9eXRhY2h5b247aD04Njt3PTEzMDs-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/Part-PAR-Par1290408-1-2-0.jpg (https://www.yahoo.com/news/us-weighs-banning-laptop-computers-international-flights-141503229.html)Kelly made his remarks during the Memorial Day weekend, one of the busiest travel periods in the United States, at a time when the bombing at a concert in Manchester, England has raised concerns that further attacks -- possibly involving explosives packed in electronic devices -- may be planned. "There's a real threat -- numerous threats against aviation," Kelly told the Fox News Sunday program when asked about the likelihood a wide-reaching ban on large electronics in airplane cabins could be imposed. Terrorists are "obsessed" with the idea of "knocking down an airplane in flight -- particularly a US carrier, if it's full of mostly US folks," the homeland security chief said.



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