'This keeps me up at night' Trump's security chief reveals the NEXT TARGET for terrorists
PRESIDENT Donald Trump's domestic security chief has revealed the terrifying terrorist scenario that keeps him 'up at night'.
Trump’s security chief scared of aeroplane terror attack
Department of Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly has revealed that US intelligence agencies are picking up "real and specific" plots to blow up airplanes.
In a conversation with CNN, President Trump's domestic security chief said the terrifying scenario keeps him up at night.
The terror warning comes amid military escalation on the Korean Penisula from Kim Jong-un, who launched yet another ballistic missile test last night.
he global threat of terror was in resurgence, especially when it comes to attacks on a grand scale
The Secretary of Homeland Security said there was a growing threat of terrorists taking down a commercial airline.
Intelligence reports have indicated that al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula was perfecting techniques for hiding explosives in batteries and battery compartments.
Mr Kelly said: "A thing that keeps me up at night is the attempt of terrorists to knock an airplane down in flight.
"There are a number of ways to do that - explosives are the way to do it for sure.
"We are doing the best we can - and terrorists respect our security operations, we are a hard target.
"But they do not stop trying. We hear it all the time in the chatter. There are a few plots - some of it is real and specific."
al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula was perfecting techniques for hiding explosives
The Secretary of Homeland Security said there was a growing threat of terrorists taking down a plane
A thing that keeps me up at night is the attempt of terrorists to knock an airplane down in flight
He added that the global threat of terror was in resurgence, especially when it comes to attacks on a global scale.
Recently, the Department of Homeland Security banned large electronics aboard flights traveling to the US from 10 airports in eight countries in the Middle East and Africa.
Mr Kelly told CNN he will not hesitate to ban electronics on all flights coming into the US if that means protecting against a terror attack.
He said: "In an abidance of caution, and to date we have decided to inconvenience travellers by making them put large electronic devices in check-in baggage.
"I’d rather that than a flaming ball of fire coming from 30,0000 feet in the air."
President Trump's domestic security chief said the terrifying scenario keeps him up at night
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Later in the interview, he hit out at "irresponsible" reporting that claimed the ban on electronics was to increase US airline profits - with check-in fees - or a case of Islamic profiling.
All 10 banned airports are in majority-Muslim countries, but Mr Kelly said the religion was never one of the factors he looked into.