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No full-body scanners allowed in Dubai: "In contradiction with Islam"

Dubai, UAE - "Out of respect for privacy of individuals and their personal freedoms", according to the emirate Police

Forbidden in Dubai airports the hi-tech full-body scanners: they "Contradict Islam and violate passengers" privacy, according to reports. "The scanners will be replaced with other inspection systems that preserve travelers' privacy", said Dubai police's Brigadier Pilot Ahmad Mohammad Bin Thani. Pressure to deploy the millimeter wave scanners in their airports as a security measure was ramped...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1118908
Rome, Italy, 07/07/2010 14:21
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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