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In order to test their security protocols, officials in Bratislava Airport planted a piece of contraband explosives in the luggage of eight unsuspecting travellers.
Seven of the 90g packages of explosive, unconnected to any detonators, were detected by airport security but one man’s baggage eluded scrutiny. The man concerned was allowed to travel to Dublin where, after Slovakian police alerted Irish police of the problem, his flat was cordoned off while bomb disposal experts removed the explosives. He was initially arrested but released after the Slovakians made a full explanation.
I suppose it is correct to test airport security, but an innocent man was probably scared to death, or at least seriously inconvenienced, by the ineptitude of the Bratislava authorities for allowing him to travel with explosives.
Utterly stupid is the least of what could be said about this situation which could well have had a fatal ending if police in any country other than Ireland had got trigger-happy.
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In order to test their security protocols, officials in Bratislava Airport planted a piece of contraband explosives in the luggage of eight unsuspecting travellers.
Seven of the 90g packages of explosive, unconnected to any detonators, were detected by airport security but one man’s baggage eluded scrutiny. The man concerned was allowed to travel to Dublin where, after Slovakian police alerted Irish police of the problem, his flat was cordoned off while bomb disposal experts removed the explosives. He was initially arrested but released after the Slovakians made a full explanation.
I suppose it is correct to test airport security, but an innocent man was probably scared to death, or at least seriously inconvenienced, by the ineptitude of the Bratislava authorities for allowing him to travel with explosives.
Utterly stupid is the least of what could be said about this situation which could well have had a fatal ending if police in any country other than Ireland had got trigger-happy.
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