LAX, Terrorist Plots and Airport Security

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American airports are on high alert because of the foiled plot to bomb planes from Britain to the United States. We’ll hear what’s happening at LAX where five airlines operate 20 flights a day between here and the UK.
British police have now arrested 24 people in a plot to blow up 10 planes bound for the US, causing what one official called "mass murder on an unimaginable scale." On CNN, Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff agreed it was the biggest threat to this country since September 11. The discovery, which has American airports on "high" alert, includes LAX. We get details of how the latest reported conspiracy will disrupt travel plans at the height of vacation season.

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Credits

Host:

Warren Olney

Producer:

Frances Anderton