U.S. to ban some airline passengers from carrying larger electronics


Travelers walk past an Emirates Airlines ticket desk at JFK International Airport in New York, U.S., March 21, 2017. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson

WASHINGTON/LONDON (Reuters) - The United States and Britain on Tuesday imposed restrictions on carry-on electronic devices on planes coming from certain airports in Muslim-majority countries in the Middle East and North Africa in response to unspecified security threats.

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security said passengers travelling from a specific list of airports could not bring into the main cabin devices larger than a mobile phone such as tablets, portable DVD players, laptops and cameras.

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