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US to boost airport security
30/06/2007 22:35 - (SA)
Kennebunkport - The White House announced on Saturday that security was being reinforced at US airports in the wake of the discovery of two car bombs in London and the crash of a blazing vehicle into a terminal building at Glasgow's airport.
"There is no indication of any specific or credible threat to the United States, no change in the overall security level," said White House spokesperson Tony Snow.
"However at airports there are some alertness-raising measures that the TSA (Transportation Security Administration) has invoked," he said.
"You are likely to see those in the increased presence of some TSA agents outside terminals, there will be some inconvenience to passengers in terms of longer wait times."
Snow spoke after British police arrested two people after the blazing car crashed into a terminal building at Glasgow Airport in Scotland on Saturday, and one day following the discovery and defusing of the two large car bombs in London.
He said President George W. Bush, who will meet on Sunday with Russian President Vladimir Putin at his family's summer vacation home on the Maine coast, had been briefed about the ongoing developments in London.
Snow said that elevating airport security was to "create an upfront presence that in and of itself is a deterrent" to attacks.
"It's important not to get people too spun up; it's also important to reassure folks that at a time like this, when you're in a global war on terror, you want to make sure you are not only reassuring the public... but making sure that everybody is being vigilant about what may be coming up."
"It's important to know that we remain committed to being vigilant throughout the country, including at airports," he added.
- AFP
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