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Heightened concerns that isis and al qaeda-affiliated terror groups have perfected their ability to hide bombs in electronic devices. cnn has learned this new intelligence was a significant part of the decision earlier this month to ban laptops, tablets and other electronic devices from the passenger cabins of planes flying directly to the united states from ten middle eastern and north african airports. demanding inste that they be stored in checked luggage. >> elevated intelligence that we're aware of indicates terrorist groups continue to target commercial aviation rand aggressive in pursui...

Pro-portionate to the threat. elevated intelligence that we are aware of indicates terrorist groups continue to target commercial aviation and are aggressive in pursuing innovative methods to undertake their attacks to include smuggling explosive device in various consumer objects. the secretary of homeland security and the tsa administrator determined that it is necessary to enhance security procedures for passengers that serve at last point of departure airports. that being said, i'm not going to tkpw any further than that. i would refer any further comment to the tsa. >> mark meadows, seems...

Aware of indicates terrorist groups continue to target commercial aviation and are aggressive in pursuing innovative methods to undertake their attacks to include smuggling an explosive device in various consumer objects. >> reporter: officials have told cnn there was credible and specific intelligence that isis would try to attack aviation assets and a hint from a top u.s. commander about why the accelerated effort on the ground in syria against the group. >> there's an imperative to get isolation in place around raqqah because our intelligence feeds tell us that there is a significant extern...

Airports. depending, instead, they be stored in checked luggage. >> elevated intelligence that we're aware terrorist groups target commercial aviation and pursuing methods to undertake their attacks to smuggle explosive device and various consumer objects. >> reporter: officials have told cnn that there was credible and specific intelligence that isis would try to attack aviation assets and a hint from a top u.s. commander on why the accelerated effort on the ground in syria against the group. >> there's an imperative to get isolation in place around roaqq because significant external operatio...

Because there is u.s. intelligence suggesting that terrorists have obtained sophisticated airport security equipment to test how well the bombs are concealed. cnn has learned this new intelligence was a significant part of the decision earlier this month to ban laptops, tablets, and other electronic devices from the passenger cabins of planes flying directly to the united states from ten middle eastern and north african airports. demanding instead that they be zord in checked luggage. >> elevated intelligence we're aware of indicates terrorist groups continue to target commercial aviation and ...