Originally Posted by
nolimitholdem
No. But it's a proven attack vector (in the jargon) and perhaps new intelligence has come to light that there's going to be another attempt by the same method.
And that's the point: the geniuses on PPRune, myself included, are hardly privy to high-level intel. Yet it doesn't seem to stop some from finding an excuse to grind their tired old axes about protectionism and the Great Satan USA etc etc...
If this scheme was the result of high-level intel then then electronic devices would be banned on all flights to the US from all airports irrespective of carrier. If a terrorist is capable of turning a laptop into a bomb then I'm sure he is also capable of travelling from Istanbul to Athens and flying to Uncle Sam from there.