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Mirror, mirror on the wall. Who provides the best security of them all..?

By Rahnuma Ahmed In the aftermath of the `underwear’ bomber incident, an increasing clamour of voices insist that the rest of the world should learn airport security from Israel, and El Al, its national airlines. Their record is impressive, writes … Continue reading

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Padded Underwear

By Rahnuma Ahmed It seems that 23 year old Nigerian student Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab’s underwear was padded with more than just a six inch long packet containing nearly 80 grams of a powdery substance known as PETN (chemical pentaerythritol tetranitrate). … Continue reading

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