WASHINGTON, 21 March 2017:US authorities are planning to ban passengers travelling on certain US-bound foreign airline flights from carrying into the cabin larger electronic devices in response to an unspecified terrorism threat, US officials said yesterday. A separate government official confirmed an Associated Press report that the ban will impact 10 airports in eight countries in the Middle East and North Africa. Passengers would be allowed to carry larger devices in their checked luggage like tablets, portable DVD players, laptops and cameras. Saudia Airlines confirmed in a tweet that US transportation authorities had barred carrying larger electronic devices in cabin luggage. Homeland Security secretary John Kelly called congressional lawmakers this weekend to notify them of the plan, congressional aides said.

Source: The North Africa Journal March 21, 2017 00:22 UTC