Obama set to tighten air security
Published:Tuesday | January 5, 2010 | 7:49 PM
US President Barack Obama is set to implement new measures to further tighten airline security.
Officials say he’s likely to make the announcements after he has been briefed on reviews which were implemented, following the Christmas Day aircraft bomb plot.
The reviews of airport screening and of the US watch-list system were ordered after a Nigerian man, known to US officials, allegedly got on a plane with a device.
Investigators say he tried to blow up the plane on December 25 as it prepared to land in the US city of Detroit.
The incident has prompted changes to airport screening around the world.
Fourteen countries, including Nigeria, Somalia and Yemen, have been singled out by Washington for enhanced security measures for travelers.
The White House says President Obama is expected to outline steps to improve watch-lists and deter future attacks, after his meeting with about 20 security and intelligence officials.