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Robert Spencer Jul 3, 2014 at 9:33pm air security, United Kingdom 23 Comments

“It is feared Islamist groups may be putting together a ‘non-metallic’ device, which could potentially be surgically-implanted inside a terrorist’s body and be almost invisible to current security checks.” Islamic jihad groups keep coming up with new innovations to foil airport security procedures. When will they be added to the 1001 Muslim Inventions exhibit?

“Air passengers face extra delays and second checks at departure gates amid fears of ‘plot to bring down jets with new type of “stealth” bomb,’” by Ray Massey, Richard Spillett and Emma Glanfield, Daily Mail, July 2, 2014 (thanks to Pamela Geller):

Air passengers are facing extra delays at departure gates across the UK as security staff carry out heightened checks amid fears that Islamist groups are working on an undetectable ‘stealth bomb’ which could bring down an airliner.
Increased patrols and extra precautions were brought in at terminals around the UK overnight as Britain remained on a ‘substantial’ terror alert following reports that two networks are trying to produce a new explosive.
However, the increased security measures have left thousands of passengers facing possible delays with some claiming the increased scrutiny of hand luggage and X-ray machine images has slowed the pace at departure gates.
The increased security warnings from the Department of Transport and Downing Street today came as millions of holidaymakers prepared to embark on their summer breaks.
Although the full extent of the new security measures has not been divulged, they could include second checks on personal electronics and footwear before passengers board a plane.
It is feared Islamist groups may be putting together a ‘non-metallic’ device, which could potentially be surgically-implanted inside a terrorist’s body and be almost invisible to current security checks.
Concerns are growing over the ‘new generation bombs’ – possibly being developed by Syrian and Yemeni terrorists – which could slip past conventional detectors and may already have been tested by militants in war-torn Syria.
ABC News today quoted a US defence insider as saying the new threat is ‘different and more disturbing’ than attempted terror attacks in the past.
Travellers at London’s Heathrow said airport staff’s painstaking analysis of hand luggage and heightened security measures had slowed the pace at the departure gate at Terminal Three today.
American student Eryk Salvaggi, 35, who was due to travel on a Virgin Atlantic flight to Boston this evening, said: ‘We had to go through the same process as usual, taking belts off, electronics out of bags, no large amounts of liquids and stuff, but the security guys were paying a lot of attention to everyone’s bags and items as they went through the scanners.
‘It seemed to take twice as long for each bag to go through, I’ve never seen it done like that before and I have travelled a lot.
‘There were a lot of bags being taken aside too, when they came out the other side, for extra searches.
‘There seemed to be a lot of frisking going on too.
‘Luckily it seemed pretty quiet, there weren’t big queues. It’s a good thing it’s not the holidays.’
Clegg stresses importance of increased airport security
The extra caution comes after the US Department of Defence said there was a ‘credible’ and ‘realtime’ threat from international terrorists, singling out jihadis from al-Qaeda backed groups in the Middle East for plotting to bring down airlines.
The Department for Transport said the extra measures – which have not been disclosed in detail – were not expected to cause ‘significant disruption’ to passengers and noted that the official UK threat status remained unchanged….