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Sunday, Dec 27th, 2009
Passengers flying into the United States from abroad
should expect additional security measures at U.S. and international
airports a day after a passenger detonated a device aboard a flight
from Amsterdam, Netherlands to Detroit, Michigan, the Transportation
Security Administration said Saturday.
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Measures will include increased pat-downs and gate screening, as
well as having to stow carry-ons and personal items, including pillows.
“We ask that passengers follow the instructions of international security and flight crews,” the TSA said.
Security has also been ramped up at U.K. airports and at Schiphol
Airport in Amsterdam, where the suspect, Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab,
went through “normal security procedures” before boarding
the flight, according to security officials.
Abdulmutallab, 23, was charged in a federal criminal complaint
Saturday with attempting to destroy the plane Friday on its final
approach to Detroit Metropolitan Airport, and placing a destructive
device on the aircraft, the Department of Justice said.
At Schiphol, secondary screenings were boosted Saturday with body searches and bag checks, officials said.
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