Homeland Security Alerts Airlines to Possible new Shoe-Bomb Threat.

Homeland Security Alerts Airlines to Possible new Shoe-Bomb Threat.(NBC).BY PETE WILLIAMS AND ROBERT WINDREM.

The Department of Homeland Security on Wednesday told airlines about a potential new shoe-bomb threat and urged them to pay extra attention to flights from overseas into the United States.

Several officials familiar with the advisory told NBC News that "very recent intelligence" considered credible warns of possible attempts to attack passenger jets using explosives concealed in shoes.

As a result, officials say, airlines will be playing extra attention to passenger shoes on flights to the US from overseas. Those passengers may also experience increased scrutiny in pat downs and full-body screening.

The bulletin to airlines urges screeners to use the explosive trace detection swabs to check shoes that are worn and in carry-on bags.

The officials say the threat information was not specific to any particular airline, country, or time.

There is no indication of a specific plot, they say.Hmmmm......????Read the full story here.