E.U. Will Let Air Travelers Carry Liquids in 3 Years

from the NY Times: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/30/bu...tml?ref=europe

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PARIS — The European Union said Thursday that it would lift its ban on liquids in air passengers’ hand luggage by 2013 as part of a plan to harmonize and simplify airport security screening procedures that have been a source of confusion and delay for millions of travelers.

The new system will require European airports to install new technology at checkpoints capable of detecting liquid explosives, the E.U. Transport Commission said.

The European Union, the United States and many other countries introduced restrictions on liquids and gels in carry-on bags after the British authorities said in 2006 that they had uncovered a plot to bomb U.S.-bound passenger planes using liquid explosives. Three British citizens were convicted last year of planning to blow up at least seven trans-Atlantic airliners on a single day with liquid explosives smuggled aboard in soft-drink bottles and detonated by devices powered with AA batteries.

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