Terror plot foiled in U.K.; security delays increase at SD Int'l Airport

By Thomas Fudge / Science and Technology Reporter, KPBS Public Broadcasting

Published August 9, 2006 at 9:00 PM PDT

This story was published more than 18 years ago.

Host Tom Fudge speaks to KPBS Reporter Andrew Phelps, live from Lindbergh Field, about increased security and delays.

Host Tom Fudge speaks to KPBS Reporter Andrew Phelps about the long delays and enhanced security measures at Lindbergh Field. The national terror threat level has been elevated to "high" for domestic flights and to "severe" for flights arriving from the United Kingdom following an announcement that British authorities foiled a terror plot to blow up U.S.-bound airliners.

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Online Resources:

Tranportation Security Administration
British Authorities Arrest 21; U.S. Raises Threat Level - New York Times
Security Heightened After Foiled Bombing Plot - National Public Radio