California National Guard sent to airports, bridges, other possible targets

WAR ON TERROR: A plot to blow up planes headed for the U.S. is foiled in England, authorities say, leading to tough new security measures for airline passengers that disrupt travel in both nations

Three hundred National Guard troops were ordered Thursday to airports in San Francisco, Oakland, Los Angeles and San Diego as state and local officials ramped up security measures around California in response to the arrests of suspected terrorists accused of plotting to blow up airplanes headed from Britain to the United States.