Yemen is stepping up security measures at the Sanaa international airport, after the al-Qaeda in Arabic Peninsula threatened more attacks on American targets.<br /><br />The country had also come under criticism after a Nigerian allegedly attempted to blow up a US airliner on Christmas Day after it was revealed that the suspect had undergone training in Yemen.<br /><br />In a country where carrying weapons or daggers is a tradition, security guards at airports are taking no chances.<br /><br />Brand-new state of the art equipment - including advanced screening machines and a device capable of detecting various explosives - have been installed and travellers are being thoroughly searched.<br /><br />But is tighter airport security the answer to al-Qaeda threats?<br /><br />Many say the country must also address the issues that spawn radicalism and extremism.<br /><br />[February 18, 2010]
