Northern Ireland Aviation Enthusiast's Forum
General Aviation Discussion => Aviation News => Topic started by: casper on December 22, 2006, 11:32:26 AM
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France has been rocked by its own version of the Anglo-Saxon journalist trick of by-passing airport security after a television crew was able to smuggle explosives onto Air France and Delta Air Lines flights.
The investigative journalism series Pièces ? Conviction ("evidence") is airing a film made by undercover reporter Laurent Richard tonight on airport security. In it Richard, accompanied by security expert Christophe Naudin, is reportedly filmed on board an Air France Airbus A320 family aircraft to Nice carrying de-activated Semtex explosive and a detonator in his hand baggage.
More Info (http://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2006/12/22/211276/tv-crew-sparks-french-airport-security-concern-after-smuggling-semtex-and-knives-on-board-new-york-and-nice-flights.html)