[国际新闻] 美国撤除禁令8月起可带打火机上飞机

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美国政府决定从8月4日开始，停止施行已经两年，禁止乘客带普通打火机上飞机的政策。美国运输部认为，在乘客登机前搜索他们身上是否携带打火机，根本是浪费时间。 2001年当鞋子炸弹客芮德意图在从巴黎飞往迈阿密的班机上，用火柴引燃藏在鞋子里的炸弹後，美国政府在国会的坚持之下，终於宣布了禁带打火机上机的命令。  Q, `. `" U# i- |

: v" |8 _0 ~5 X人在德国 社区Cigarette lighter ban 'a waste of time': USrs238848.rs.hosteurope.de" M- K8 ~# N* d3 [6 {
US authorities will no longer enforce a two-year-old ban against taking cigarette lighters on planes because searching passengers wasted time and did not improve aviation security, the New York Times reports.rs238848.rs.hosteurope.de8 k3 j0 N( }- M' a

+ M2 q, T1 W* a8 j/ zrs238848.rs.hosteurope.deThe ban on lighters was ordered by US lawmakers after a passenger, Richard Reid, tried to ignite a bomb in his shoe in 2001 on a flight from Paris to Miami.rs238848.rs.hosteurope.de' d9 p5 W/ f3 E- `$ c
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Reid, known as the "shoe bomber", had used matches to try to ignite explosives concealed in his shoe and is currently serving a life sentence for trying to blow up the transatlantic flight.
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% U; J0 h4 y, n8 i8 l2 ]US authorities have never tried to ban matches from flights.- p0 n, [* i0 o

. q; R1 g$ K7 b9 \  |- q& mrs238848.rs.hosteurope.deUS Transport Security Administration assistant secretary Kip Hawley says the ban on lighters did not significantly enhance security because small batteries could be used to detonate a bomb.7 ~1 ?3 t, ^6 `& j& {- x% ^
Mr Hawley says lifting the prohibition will free up security officers to spend more time looking for bombs or bomb parts.5 z' q) r" H  c' k# C; d! P
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"The number one threat for us is someone trying to bring bomb components through the security check point," he said.
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The policy change is to take effect on August 4 and applies to disposable butane lighters and refillable lighters.( P" w1 S7 i+ W( r2 H) e

+ o; P" v3 M+ cThe New York Times says some 22,000 lighters a day are collected by security officers at airports across the United States and disposing of the confiscated lighters has cost about $US4 million a year.