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Air passenger refuses body scanner and "Pat down": fined and ejected from San Diego airport

San Diego, USA - He was concerned for the health hazard due to the x rays

An airline passenger was thrown out of San Diego International Airport and threatened with a 10,000 Dollars fine after refusing to submit to invasive security checks. John Tyner, 31, objected to the use of both the revealing full-body X-ray scanner and the controversial new "Pat-down" technique used by officials of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA). He had checked before leaving that...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1122913
Rome, Italy, 11/16/2010 18:32
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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