|
More US marshals on flights
01/07/2007 16:30 - (SA)
Washington - US Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff says more American air marshals are being deployed on flights to Britain after three failed terror attacks, including one on Glasgow airport.
Chertoff reiterated that US authorities were stepping up security at airports and other transport hubs, but saw no "specific credible intelligence" to justify raising the national level of alert.
"Going forward, we will be doing some enhanced air marshal work and similar types of activities with respect to UK travel," he said.
Chertoff declined to comment on an ABC news report that US law enforcers received intelligence reports two weeks ago warning of a possible terror attack in Glasgow against "airport infrastructure or aircraft."
Glasgow has not been singled out for focus "but there has been a strategy of mixing up the deployment of these air marshals, sometimes more in one destination, sometimes more in another destination," he said.
A White House spokesperson said that the Department of Homeland Security was strengthening security measures at airports especially in view of the July 4 Independence Day holiday coming up.
Britain has raised its security alert to "critical," the highest level, meaning an attack is expected imminently.
- AFP
|
News
