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U.S. imposes new restrictions on air passengers in wake of terrorism attempt

Published: 27/12/2009 05:00

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In the wake of the terrorism attempt Friday on a Northwest Airlines flight, U.S. federal officials on Saturday imposed new restrictions on air travelers.

Detroit Metropolitan airport police corporal Richard Frederick walks through the airport with “explosives detection” dog Spence in Romulus, Michigan December 26, 2009.(Xinhua/Reuters Photo)

The U.S. government was “vague” about the steps it was taking, but it wanted the security experience to be “unpredictable” and that passengers would not find the same measures at every airport, says the report.

In the meantime, several U.S. airlines released detailed information about the restrictions, saying that passengers on international flights coming to the United States will apparently have to “remain in their seats for the last hour of a flight without any personal items on their laps,” according to the Times.

Overseas passengers will be reportedly restricted to only one carry-on item, and domestic passengers will probably face longer security lines, says the paper.

The U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano was cited as saying in a statement Saturday that new measures were “designed to be unpredictable, so passengers should not expect to see the same thing everywhere.”

The suspect in the Friday attempt, identified as Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, 23, tried to ignite an incendiary device in the final hour of the flight while the plane was descending into Detroit.

Once in effect, passengers on flights of 90 minutes or less would most likely not be able to leave their seats at all, since airlines do not allow passengers to walk around the cabin while a plane is climbing to its cruising altitude, said the Times.

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