Wednesday, January 6, 2010

Airport Security Procedures

In 2001, Terrorist failure Richard Reid tried to light his shoes on fire while on an airplane.

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To this day, all airline passengers are required to remove their shoes at the airport.

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In 2009, failed terrorist Umar Farouk Abdul Mutallab tried to light his underpants on fire while on an airplane.

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Things could get pretty interesting at airport security!

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