New laptop bombs might sneak through airport screening

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CLOSE Skip in Skip x Embed x Share Recent FBI testing has uncovered potential vulnerabilities in airport screening that could miss explosives planted in laptop computers.
(Photo: Abdeljalil Bounhar, AP)WASHINGTON ? Recent FBI testing has uncovered potential vulnerabilities in airport screening that could miss explosives planted in laptop computers, two U.
S.
officials confirmed Friday.
"TODAY IN THE SKY: What fliers need to know about the airline laptop and electronics banNo imminent threat was reported.
"The global aviation system remains a top target and proper security requires that we continually adapt our defenses.
USA TODAYA placard informs passengers at the entrance to the Casablanca - New York flight checkpoint at Casablanca Mohammed V International Airport on Thursday, March 29, 2017, about new restrictions for electronic devices.