[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。0 }4 I$ Y  {4 P  e6 X% u

( `2 U) c6 m" |rs238848.rs.hosteurope.deCigarette lighter ban 'a waste of time': US
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: F5 Q8 b* B9 E+ h# @- K/ K. 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.
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: \! U- E* `$ frs238848.rs.hosteurope.deReid, 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.
; |8 s0 H4 Z) R- F, MMr Hawley says lifting the prohibition will free up security officers to spend more time looking for bombs or bomb parts.4 L  X4 A& Q6 ^( 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.rs238848.rs.hosteurope.de' }+ z7 ]9 M4 O. h0 Z0 ~- q9 Y
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"We don't want anything that distracts concentration from searching for that."rs238848.rs.hosteurope.de/ C; L* O+ \( K% l$ J
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The policy change is to take effect on August 4 and applies to disposable butane lighters and refillable lighters.. B6 J% j2 f" }. B
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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.