WASHINGTON - Beware the breast implant bomb.
The feds said Wednesday that new intelligence shows terrorists may try to sneak explosives onto airplanes by surgically stitching them inside suicide bombers.
The Transportation Security Administration has briefed airline executives on the possibility, but emphasized that the information did not constitute an imminent threat, a U.S. security official confirmed.
Terrorists simply keep looking for new ways to sneak bombs past increasingly stiff airport security, TSA spokeswoman Lisa Farbstein said.
It's unclear if the threat means that already "enhanced" TSA patdowns would get even randier.
"Our security procedures are multifaceted, and we adjust them according to the threat all the time," said White House spokesman Jay Carney.
A U.S. security official said international travelers flying to the U.S. will face elevated scrutiny, but increased security measures could also apply to domestic travelers.
Those measures "may include interaction with passengers, in addition to the use of other screening methods such as patdowns and the use of enhanced tools and technologies," Farbstein said.
The feds said Wednesday that new intelligence shows terrorists may try to sneak explosives onto airplanes by surgically stitching them inside suicide bombers.
The Transportation Security Administration has briefed airline executives on the possibility, but emphasized that the information did not constitute an imminent threat, a U.S. security official confirmed.
Terrorists simply keep looking for new ways to sneak bombs past increasingly stiff airport security, TSA spokeswoman Lisa Farbstein said.
It's unclear if the threat means that already "enhanced" TSA patdowns would get even randier.
"Our security procedures are multifaceted, and we adjust them according to the threat all the time," said White House spokesman Jay Carney.
A U.S. security official said international travelers flying to the U.S. will face elevated scrutiny, but increased security measures could also apply to domestic travelers.
Those measures "may include interaction with passengers, in addition to the use of other screening methods such as patdowns and the use of enhanced tools and technologies," Farbstein said.