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New airport security measures focus on phones and laptops

As security concerns deepen over potential terror threats involving U.S.-bound aircraft, TSA officials are turning their attention to portable electronic devices. Fresh intelligence suggests extremist groups remain focused on developing difficult-to-detect explosive devices, leading security officials to increase checkpoints in many foreign airports and requiring passengers to turn on their electronic devices before boarding. Bob Orr reports.
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