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United States ups security measures at all airports

by Susan Marie Kovalinsky | January 4, 2010 at 06:43 am

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The United States has put into effect increased vigilance measures at its airports, regarding passengers who enter its airports from countries considered to be high security risk.

Afghanistan, Yemen, and Iraq figure on the list. Full body pat downs, random checks, and extra luggage checks have been ordered in full force for those carrying passports from a list of 14 countries.

Tightened security measures have come into force for travellers flying into the United States, following a failed attempt last month to blow up an American airliner.
Under the new guidelines, airport staff are carrying out full pat-down body checks and carry-on luggage checks for passengers travelling from countries which the US considers to be a security risk.

The full list of countries is: Afghanistan, Algeria, Cuba, Iraq, Iran, Lebanon, Libya, Nigeria, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen.

Passengers travelling from any other foreign country may also be checked at random.

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Karl Gotthardt - albertacowpoke

at 07:09 on January 4th, 2010

Yep the score is now Terrorists 1 Traveling Public 0.

Canada faces the United States in a World Junior Hockey final tomorrow. Luckily they are all in Saskatoon already. Would hate to wear them out with all the new security measures in place.

Spydermonkey

at 10:47 on January 4th, 2010

Um, I have to wonder why Cuba is on the list, since when did Cubans even get to fly in the US anyway? & when was the last time there was a Cuban terrorist? 25-30 years ago?...& wasn't he a possible US placed agent.....

politics... many blood sucking insects with the only goal to making more of them :(