'Undetectable' bomb reveals how Al Qaeda threat to US is evolving

The discovery of an “underwear bomb” designed to avoid airport metal detectors offers a portrait of a clever new Al Qaeda – increasingly decentralized and intent on attacking the United States.

Producers of airport metal detectors donate substantial gift to LU

Producers of airport metal detectors donate substantial gift to LU Beaumont Enterprise Copyright 2012 Beaumont Enterprise. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Published 05:00 a.m., Thursday, April 26, 2012 Charles Garrett, a Lamar graduate, and his wife, Eleanor, are the owners of Garrett Metal Detectors and the latest alumni to make ...

Body scanning 'woefully inadequate' abroad, experts say

A foiled plot to sneak a bomb through airport checkpoints and onto a plane bound for the United States calls attention to gaps in screening measures that are supposed to detect threats airport metal detectors miss.

Body scanning gaps cause for concern

A foiled plot to sneak a bomb through airport checkpoints and onto a plane bound for the United States calls attention to gaps in screening measures that are supposed to detect threats airport metal detectors miss.

Experts: Body scans 'inadequate' abroad

A foiled plot to sneak a bomb through airport checkpoints and onto a plane bound for the United States calls attention to gaps in screening measures that are supposed to detect threats airport metal detectors miss.