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Obama vacation disrupted, briefed on Delta plane incident

President Barack Obama was briefed of the possible terrorist incident aboard a Delta plane Friday by a military aide while vacationing with his family in Hawaii, White House spokesman Bill Burton said.

Burton said in a statement that Obama was notified between 9:00 and 9:30 a.m. local time, at which point he convened a secure conference call with Homeland Security and Counter-terrorism Adviser John Brennan and NSS Chief of Staff Denis McDonough.

“He asked to arrange a subsequent secure call and in that call instructed that all appropriate measures be taken to increase security for air travel. The President is actively monitoring the situation and receiving regular updates,” Burton said.

Burton noted there are no changes to the President’s schedule.

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