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More security checks in the USA airports

New York, USA - More body-scanners and "Secure Flight" program active from November 1st

Currently, about 300-body scanners -"Advanced imaging technology" machines, able to detect explosives and weapons including the non-metal ones, are located in 61 big and small airports in America. Of course, they're not many compared to 382 major airports listed by the US department of Transportation: for this reason, the "Transportation Security Administration", TSA, the authority that oversees...

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Rome, Italy, 10/26/2010 12:16
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