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Attempted airline attack raises new security concerns

The ability of a suspected terrorist to bring explosives on board a U.S. plane exposes vulnerabilities in an aviation security system that had been overhauled and strengthened since the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, a 23-year-old Nigerian, was able to pass through airport checkpoints and get on Northwest Airlines Flight 253 in Amsterdam. His ...

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