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New airport scanners are better at spotting liquid explosives, but many airports lack them

New airport scanners are better at spotting liquid explosives, but many airports lack them

Washington Post3 days ago
Travelers celebrated the suggestion that American airports might soon ease restrictions on liquids in carry-on bags that create endless hassles at security checkpoints, but more than a third of all airports around the country still haven't upgraded their screening systems to reliably detect liquid explosives that could bring down a plane.
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