Aribaina Business
by
Shane McGinley and Agencies
Sunday, April 04, 2010
The US has loosened security measures imposed on fourteen Muslim countries in January, introduced after a failed suicide bombing on Christmas Day last year, it was announced at the weekend.
The new measures are designed to significantly reduce the number of passengers pulled aside for additional screening and will not be based on nationality or passport, but on characteristics pulled together by intelligence agencies.
"These new measures utilise real-time, threat-based intelligence along with multiple, random layers of security, both seen and unseen, to more effectively mitigate evolving terrorist threats," said Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano.