Air-security reviews on 2 fronts promised
Posted: December 28, 2009 at 4:26 a.m.
Holiday travelers wait in line Sunday at the Detroit Metropolitan Airport in Romulus, Mich., after the U.S. government tightened airline security.
Investigators piecing together a purported attempt to destroy a trans-Atlantic airliner said Sunday that the suspect tucked a small bag holding his deadly concoction on his body, using an explosive that would have been easily detected with the right airport equipment.
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