IP: Armed guards get go-ahead on US flights

[David Farber <dave@farber.net>]

> From: Monty Solomon <monty@roscom.com>
> Subject: Armed guards get go-ahead on US flights
>
> Armed guards get go-ahead on US flights
>
> 18:04   27  September  01
> Will Knight
>
> Most, if not all, domestic US flights are to have "air marshals"
> carrying firearms on board, President George W Bush confirmed on
> Thursday. This, and other airline security measures, follow the
> suicide hijackings on 11 September. President Bush made the
> announcement to airline workers in Chicago, but did not support the
> idea of arming pilots, as recommended on Wednesday by the US Airline
> Pilots Association. However, installing any weapons on aeroplanes is
> a gamble, say experts, and could actually increase the risk to
> passengers.
>
> http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99991357



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