[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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2 ^3 t* u% S/ D3 {7 w: S人在德国 社区Cigarette lighter ban 'a waste of time': US1 P2 U. J, n. U% {  y; m
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.
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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.rs238848.rs.hosteurope.de7 r- g1 M/ e" b1 S' F+ 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.6 G+ @% ^$ L+ A5 F7 G
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US authorities have never tried to ban matches from flights.- l/ `3 ~! b$ Z1 x4 J- @
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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.0 v$ j) K; a# [! `! u
Mr Hawley says lifting the prohibition will free up security officers to spend more time looking for bombs or bomb parts." N4 P" K9 x5 I9 ^+ o' D) @6 T4 K

# `% w$ ^5 l! X2 X( Brs238848.rs.hosteurope.de"The number one threat for us is someone trying to bring bomb components through the security check point," he said.rs238848.rs.hosteurope.de! x6 u' O$ }1 G

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2 K  h( g7 a* r) d0 oThe policy change is to take effect on August 4 and applies to disposable butane lighters and refillable lighters.
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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.