Tech restrictions on flights reportedly tied to iPad bomb plot

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An alleged bomb inside a fake iPad has prompted electronics restrictions on many flights originating in the Middle East, a source told the Guardian.

 

The device reportedly looked just like the real Apple tablet but was filled with explosives, according to the UK-based Guardian.

 

An alleged plot with an explosives-filled tablet led to the new restrictions on electronics on many flights from the Middle East, a security source told the Guardian.

 

The electronics restrictions kicked off Saturday, barring passengers on flights to the US and UK from bringing electronics larger than a phone inside the cabin if they are flying in from airports in Turkey, Egypt, Lebanon, Jordan, Tunisia, Saudi Arabia, Morocco, Qatar, Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates. The US and UK governments originally cited terrorist concerns but did not point to any specific examples.

 

An undisclosed plot to bring explosives on a flight through a device that looked exactly like an Apple iPad pushed officials to enact the ban, the UK-based Guardian reported Sunday. It's unclear whether the device was an iPad shell or a fake iPad.

 

The alleged iPad bomb looked just like the real tablet, the source told the publication. It's unclear when the alleged incident happened or who was behind it. This was just one of multiple factors behind the electronics ban, the Guardian reported.

 

US officials have been investigating how terrorists can disguise explosives as consumer electronics since the 2016 laptop bombing at a Mogadishu airliner, CBS News reported.

 

Intelligence indicated that terrorists were able to hide explosives in batteries for laptops and tablets.

 

The new ban was ordered by the US Department of Homeland Security on March 20, for flights from eight Middle East countries heading into the US. US officials told reporters on background that terrorists were "aggressively pursuing" ways to attack flights by disguising explosives through devices.

 

The UK followed through with a similar ban the next day, though it excluded flights from UAE and Morocco from its order.

 

"We understand the frustration that will cause, but our top priority will always be to maintain the safety of British nationals," the UK government said in a statement.

 

Terrorists have attempted to hide explosives in their underwear and water bottles in attacks on airports. In the past, airliners have also banned specific electronics from flights if their batteries show a risk for explosion, such as hoverboards and the Samsung Galaxy Note 7.

 

Airports remain constant targets of terrorist attacks, including those in the US, Belgium and Turkey.

 

The US ban on electronics comes on the heels of President Donald Trump's executive orders to ban travel from several Muslim-majority countries, which have been temporarily stopped by US courts.

 

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My country Japan even domestic flights they always use the scanner to scan the phone ,table and note computer