London , England ( CNN ) -- UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown has ordered a full review of security measures at UK airports following the attempted Detroit plane bombing on December 25 . In a statement published Friday on the prime minister 's official Web site , Brown said the UK government will be working with the U.S. to `` examine a range of new techniques to enhance airport security systems beyond traditional measures , such as pat-down searches and sniffer dogs . '' These new measures might include using `` explosive trace technology , full body scanners and advanced x-ray technology . '' Writing on the first day of a new decade , Brown issued a reminder of the ongoing threat posed by international terrorism . `` The new decade , '' he said , `` is starting as the last began -- with al Qaeda creating a climate of fear . These enemies of democracy and freedom ... are concealing explosives in ways which are more difficult to detect . '' The Detroit incident highlighted an `` urgent '' need to tighten airport security measures , Brown said . `` The UK , '' Brown said , `` will continually explore the most sophisticated devices capable of identifying explosives , guns , knives and other such items anywhere on the body . '' The alleged plane bomber , Umar Farouk AbdulMutallab is believed to have concealed explosives in his underwear . The 23-year-old Nigerian is thought to have linked up with an al Qaeda group based in Yemen after attending the UK 's University College London . Brown said the plot was a reminder of al Qaeda 's increasing influence away from `` better-known homes of international terror such as Pakistan and Afghanistan . '' Yemen is becoming `` a major new base for terrorism '' which highlighted the need for `` enhanced cooperation '' between nations in the fight against international terrorism , he said . Brown added that the UK government is already supporting the government of Yemen 's efforts to tackle terrorism and pledged further support . `` By 2011 our already announced commitment to Yemen will exceed £100 million ( $ 160 million ) , making the UK one of its leading donors , '' he said . It was also announced Friday that Brown had invited `` key international partners '' to a meeting in London at the end of January to discuss how to counter radicalization in Yemen . `` We have already updated our counter-terrorism strategy to include further measures to disrupt al Qaeda 's leadership and frustrate its attempts to recruit , train and direct a new generation of terrorists or to find a new haven for those leaders displaced by the efforts of our Afghan and Pakistani allies . '' The key to tackling terrorism was `` vigilance '' Brown said , but the Detroit incident was `` a wake-up call ... not just for security against terror but for the hearts and minds of a generation . ''
UK Prime Minister orders a full review of airport security following failed Detroit plane bomb plot . The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is reviewing the screening procedures at airports in light of last week's attempted bombing on Christmas Day.