US: Tablets x-rayed separately in new airport screening

US airline passengers will have to take tablet computers and other large electronic devices out of carry-on bags for inspection as the govt phases in tighter screening prompted by fears terror groups can hide bombs in them. Most passengers already had to remove laptops from their bags when going through security, and now will need to remove e-readers, tablet computers and other devices so they can be X-rayed separately, the TSA announced Wednesday. TSA said the new measures will be imposed in the “weeks and months ahead.” The move, which comes at the peak summer travel season, is part of a sweeping overhaul of how airport security agencies screen electronics following intelligence that terror groups have refined their ability to sneak bombs in laptops and other devices. <br/>