Security Tightened at Canada Airports
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OTTAWA — Security at airports in Canada’s three major cities was increased Thursday after unconfirmed reports of a plot by a Libyan sympathizer to plant a bomb on a jetliner bound for the United States this weekend.
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police said it is investigating the reports, which caused “medium-level” security measures to be put into effect at the Ottawa, Montreal and Toronto international airports.
An Ottawa newspaper reported that the tightened security measures were prompted by a police hunt in Canada and the United States for a Libyan supporter who has threatened to plant a bomb on a jet leaving Ottawa for the United States.
Canadian officials refused to confirm or deny the report in the Ottawa Citizen.
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