US Raises Terror Alert Level for All Flights
The United States has raised its national security threat level for all commercial air flights and has barred passengers from carrying liquids aboard any planes. U.S. officials say a code-red alert imposed early Thursday is aimed at commercial traffic from Britain, with focus on flights by United Airlines, American Airlines and Continental Airlines. The liquids ban applies to all air travel in and out of the U.S. and includes beverages, hair gels and lotions. Baby formulas are exempt from the ban but will be examined.
The threat level for all other commercial flights to or from the United States was increased to code orange, indicating a high risk of attack. Homeland Security Director Michael Chertoff says there are no signs of plotting within the United States. But he said the plot uncovered in Britain was in its final planning stages.
Chertoff and FBI Director Robert Mueller said the plot has the earmarks of al-Qaida, but that no direct link has yet been established to the terrorist group.
美國提高了所有民用航班的安全威脅警戒級別，并禁止乘客攜帶任何液態(tài)物品登機(jī)。美國官員說，星期四早上宣布的紅色警戒級別針對來自英國的航班，主要是由聯(lián)航、美利堅航空以及大陸航空公司運營的航班。液態(tài)物品的禁令適用于所有出入美國的航班，被禁止的液態(tài)物品包括飲料、發(fā)膠以及護(hù)膚液等。嬰兒配方奶不在禁令之內(nèi)，但是需要接受檢查。
來往于美國的其它商業(yè)航班的警戒級別也被提升到預(yù)示有高度恐怖襲擊威脅的橙色。美國國土安全部部長切爾托夫說，目前還沒有跡象顯示美國國內(nèi)有陰謀策劃。但是他說，英國挫敗的陰謀已經(jīng)到了策劃的最后階段。
切爾托夫和美國聯(lián)邦調(diào)查局局長米勒說，這次陰謀帶有基地組織的特征，但是還沒有找到將這個案子與基地恐怖組織聯(lián)系起來的直接證據(jù)
The United States has raised its national security threat level for all commercial air flights and has barred passengers from carrying liquids aboard any planes. U.S. officials say a code-red alert imposed early Thursday is aimed at commercial traffic from Britain, with focus on flights by United Airlines, American Airlines and Continental Airlines. The liquids ban applies to all air travel in and out of the U.S. and includes beverages, hair gels and lotions. Baby formulas are exempt from the ban but will be examined.
The threat level for all other commercial flights to or from the United States was increased to code orange, indicating a high risk of attack. Homeland Security Director Michael Chertoff says there are no signs of plotting within the United States. But he said the plot uncovered in Britain was in its final planning stages.
Chertoff and FBI Director Robert Mueller said the plot has the earmarks of al-Qaida, but that no direct link has yet been established to the terrorist group.
美國提高了所有民用航班的安全威脅警戒級別，并禁止乘客攜帶任何液態(tài)物品登機(jī)。美國官員說，星期四早上宣布的紅色警戒級別針對來自英國的航班，主要是由聯(lián)航、美利堅航空以及大陸航空公司運營的航班。液態(tài)物品的禁令適用于所有出入美國的航班，被禁止的液態(tài)物品包括飲料、發(fā)膠以及護(hù)膚液等。嬰兒配方奶不在禁令之內(nèi)，但是需要接受檢查。
來往于美國的其它商業(yè)航班的警戒級別也被提升到預(yù)示有高度恐怖襲擊威脅的橙色。美國國土安全部部長切爾托夫說，目前還沒有跡象顯示美國國內(nèi)有陰謀策劃。但是他說，英國挫敗的陰謀已經(jīng)到了策劃的最后階段。
切爾托夫和美國聯(lián)邦調(diào)查局局長米勒說，這次陰謀帶有基地組織的特征，但是還沒有找到將這個案子與基地恐怖組織聯(lián)系起來的直接證據(jù)