Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly told Fox News Sunday, "I might" when asked about extending the ban barring certain electronics from the cabin to all flights into and out of the United States following it up with strong comments.
"It's the thing the terrorists are obsessed with, particularly if it's a U.S. carrier...(The threat is) real," Kelly told host Chris Wallace.
He said, "We're still following the intelligence," adding, "We're going to raise the bar for aviation security much higher than it is now. It's a real sophisticated threat."
The remarks by Kelly represented a reversal from last Wednesday when it appeared the in-cabin ban for larger electronic devices currently in place from select Middle East countries would not be expanded.
