Airline Electronics Ban Probably Based On Legitimate Threats, Experts Say

The ban on electronics larger than a cellphone on incoming flights to the United States and the United Kingdom from a handful of airports in the Middle East and North Africa was announced Tuesday without much information to back it up.
But the action was probably based on credible terrorist threats against air travel, experts said.
The link between terror and aviation isn’t new, and the fact that other countries are implementing versions of an electronics ban points to the legitimacy