People crowd a terminal at Sydney’s domestic airport as passengers are subjected to increased security, in Sydney, Australia, Monday, July 31, 2017. Security remains heightened in airports around Australia with more intense screening of luggage after law enforcement officials said they had thwarted a plan to bring down an airliner. The plot involved smuggling the device onto a flight from Sydney to the Middle East, possibly Dubai, as carry-on luggage, the newspaper said. Australia’s terrorist threat level remained unchanged at “probable.”Australia is a staunch ally of the United States and partner in military campaigns in the Middle East. The plot was the 13th disrupted by police since Australia’s terrorist threat level was elevated in 2014.

Source: Washington Post July 31, 2017 00:37 UTC