[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。* x  I# ?, {4 O5 u5 P

' w7 J. X0 Z1 H& ~4 ^& `: u人在德国 社区Cigarette lighter ban 'a waste of time': US
" x2 c4 Z) I; D% a7 |+ RUS 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." e9 \/ U$ m# e9 M) J
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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.8 r+ G8 Q* e$ }
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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.
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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.rs238848.rs.hosteurope.de5 h: N1 o( |( o/ b4 b
Mr Hawley says lifting the prohibition will free up security officers to spend more time looking for bombs or bomb parts.& h( |1 a; \5 m1 Y4 Z' b2 v
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"The number one threat for us is someone trying to bring bomb components through the security check point," he said.! y/ i( j/ h+ M! R* Y3 H) |" s1 I

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5 T- \$ l- h& v& N# @The policy change is to take effect on August 4 and applies to disposable butane lighters and refillable lighters.5 e; ~) a0 q0 ~  C0 I
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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.