Although authorities know of no immediate threat, they have increased police patrols and built new fencing around the airport. Counterterrorism officials, prompted by a series of overseas attacks against commercial airliners, have quietly taken steps to protect jetliners at Los Angeles International Airport from terrorists armed with shoulder-launched missiles. Although there is no credible intelligence indicating that terrorists have planned such an attack at LAX, the officials say the security measures are needed because portable weapons are easy to buy on the international arms market and are deadly, with infrared guidance systems that lock onto the heat emitted by jetliners’ engines. Full Story
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