Terrorist Attempt on Detroit-Bound Plane Puts Airports on Alert

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Obama called for “all appropriate measures to be taken to increase security” after the suspected attack, the White House said in a statement. The Department of Homeland Security said passengers may notice additional screening. Security at airports in Asia, Australia, Canada, continental Europe and the U.K. was increased today, and a European Commission statement said the authorities are in contact with Dutch and U.S. officials.

Representative Hoekstra said administration officials and officials with access to law-enforcement information told him the plane bombing suspect may have had contact with Anwar Al Awlaki, an anti-American imam linked to al-Qaeda, and with ties to Nidal Hasan, the suspected Fort Hood shooter.