US authorities are in the process of formalizing a new rule that will require passengers traveling to the US from certain countries to check in electronic devices larger than a cell phone. The devices that would need to be packed into checked baggage include laptops, tablets, DVD players, electronic game players and cameras. The tweet, which may have been inadvertently posted early, was later deleted:There has been a precedent for concern over electronic devices on aircraft, with the US banning the troubled Samsung Note 7 last year on all inward and outward-bound flights. However, this rule comes after the Trump administration has tried twice this year to ban travelers from several Muslim-majority countries. No American airlines are affected by the ban on electronic devices.

Source: The North Africa Journal March 21, 2017 15:47 UTC