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Published online 16 January 2004 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news040112-15
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Bullets found in airport arrest
Can technology stop passengers carrying weapons on board?
Just as the United States has brought in new security measures for international flights - including fingerprint screening for some passengers - a scare has shown that even the most basic existing security checks can fail.
Security officials at Washington DC's Dulles International Airport this week allegedly allowed a passenger to carry five bullets aboard a flight to London.
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