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Airport security officer tests wheelchair-bound toddler for explosives

By Katy Holland, Mar 19, 2012

A toddler in a wheelchair has been subjected to an invasive body search and swabbed for explosive residue in a security check that has left his father furious. On his way to Disneyland with...
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Airport security: Should elderly people get special treatment?

By Ruth Doherty, Mar 15, 2012

Airline passengers who are over the age of 75 will now be able to keep their shoes and light jackets on at security checkpoints across four US airports from Monday. The Transportation...
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Video: Man steals woman's Rolex watch out of airport security tray

By Ruth Doherty, Feb 15, 2012

Turn your back for a minute and look what happens... A man has been filmed brazenly stealing a woman's $6,500 (£4,100) Rolex watch after she accidentally left it in an airport security...
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TSA defends confiscation of woman's cupcake at airport

By Ruth Doherty, Jan 10, 2012

America's Transport Security Administration (TSA) is defending its decision to confiscate a woman's cupcake at a Las Vegas check-in last month. Rebecca Hains, from Massachusetts, had her...
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Breast cancer survivor in 'humiliating' airport chest pat-down

By Ruth Doherty, Oct 04, 2011

Photo: Lori R Dorn/Twitter A breast cancer survivor has been left 'humiliated' after enduring a chest pat-down by TSA agents at JFK Airport in New York. Business consultant Lori Dorn...
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Woman jailed for 'testing' airport security with fake bomb

By Ruth Doherty, Aug 10, 2011

A woman has been arrested after allegedly attempting to 'test' airport security with a fake bomb. Lewiza Daman was accused of trying to sneak the fake bomb past TSA officials at Sky Harbour...
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How new US software could put end to 'naked' airport scans

By Ruth Doherty, Jul 21, 2011

Since being put into place, US airport security body scanners that result in an almost-naked pic of the passenger have been under fire for their invasions of privacy. But US authorities have...
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Woman arrested for 'groping' airport security becomes passenger hero

By Ruth Doherty, Jul 19, 2011

A 61-year-old American business woman has become an unlikely hero for air passengers worldwide after she was arrested for allegedly groping an airport security official. Businesswoman Yukari...
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