US might ban laptops on all flights into and out of the country

FILE PHOTO: A laptop is seen on the screen of an X-ray security scanner at Sarajevo International Airport in Sarajevo February 26, 2014. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/File Photo TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

WASHINGTON: The United States might ban laptops from aircraft cabins on all flights into and out of the country as part of a ramped-up effort to protect against potential security threats, US Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly said on May 28. 

In an interview on Fox News Sunday, Kelly said the United States planned to "raise the bar" on airline security, including tightening screening of carry-on items.