[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。
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' f% W( \* \9 s" x7 ?rs238848.rs.hosteurope.deCigarette lighter ban 'a waste of time': US
" T, J8 O6 B: k7 TUS 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.de. B1 h4 q9 R2 c3 l+ x- E6 r! d4 T2 a

3 B4 U. U6 G* O! x7 Y" L( q人在德国 社区The 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& m- }: p& X2 x4 h/ c. a2 T+ P
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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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US authorities have never tried to ban matches from flights.rs238848.rs.hosteurope.de* x( P6 |- G; ~0 ?# m& m+ J. S

# k' |" j  M) `) Z5 }US 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.: R0 [/ A. H8 _1 `+ M7 w& A2 T
Mr Hawley says lifting the prohibition will free up security officers to spend more time looking for bombs or bomb parts.
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0 l7 g8 Y  G7 R"The number one threat for us is someone trying to bring bomb components through the security check point," he said.9 q: w. I2 F0 K  v, q; p

% v* Z: y: k1 W- H  l! z"We don't want anything that distracts concentration from searching for that."5 Q8 ]( @2 e( z9 s: ^' |

4 e' t2 f9 w- S* Jrs238848.rs.hosteurope.deThe policy change is to take effect on August 4 and applies to disposable butane lighters and refillable lighters.rs238848.rs.hosteurope.de" w1 Q+ l" k5 }' e

# ^1 v  V6 q8 t  n: F  z; U人在德国 社区The 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.