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Pilots and passengers rail at new airport patdowns
• www.reuters.com(Reuters) - Stepped-up security screening at airports in the wake of foiled terrorism plots has provoked an outcry from airline pilots and travelers, including parents of children who say they are too intrusive.
With the busiest holiday travel season nearing, fliers face long security lines and new rigorous patdown checks begun in recent weeks aimed at discovering hidden explosives. As a result, some travelers are questioning whether to fly at all.
The Transportation Security
Administration has ramped up airport security after two plots by al
Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula. A Nigerian man hid a bomb in his
underwear last Christmas and the group tried to send package bombs via
U.S. cargo carriers but none of the explosives detonated.
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