[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。" M4 y7 u( Q/ [  z& X$ f  V5 m

9 \3 X1 ]# c8 Y) F9 Prs238848.rs.hosteurope.deCigarette lighter ban 'a waste of time': US5 I+ j3 H4 A- a$ |0 v
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.de' h+ p  ^& i& B% o: E2 p/ O+ B  U& p
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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.
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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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8 u3 C: s3 L& [& ~7 _* ]3 JUS 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.人在德国 社区; \0 N6 T! `9 @$ u0 L) Z
Mr Hawley says lifting the prohibition will free up security officers to spend more time looking for bombs or bomb parts.rs238848.rs.hosteurope.de! c8 Z3 U6 A. c
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"The number one threat for us is someone trying to bring bomb components through the security check point," he said.8 w2 C0 i- C7 B6 D. k! L7 y
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"We don't want anything that distracts concentration from searching for that."rs238848.rs.hosteurope.de! x( A( o+ v# v& [! I9 S7 Z2 J
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The policy change is to take effect on August 4 and applies to disposable butane lighters and refillable lighters.
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) k/ |* m/ |3 O/ U/ A  W6 g* L; |rs238848.rs.hosteurope.deThe 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.