LONDON(AP) – Britain suspended direct flights with Yemen on Wednesday and the prime minister said the U.K. will introduce new no-fly lists as it seeks to tighten airport security following the failed Detroit airliner attack.

Prime Minister Gordon Brown told the House of Commons the measures are in response to a growing threat from al-Qaida affiliated terrorists based in Yemen.
“We know that a number of terrorist cells are trying to target Britain and other countries” from Yemen, Brown told lawmakers, following a meeting Tuesday with Britain's military, intelligence and border security chiefs.
Brown said Britain will draw up extended lists of suspects banned from flying through the U.K., and create an enhanced screening program targeted at some other passengers. He did not specify which groups would be targeted for enhanced checks.
A decision to increase airport security follows the failed Christmas Day attack on a plane from Amsterdam that was preparing to land in Detroit.