Feb 19, 2010

TSA did it again! Newark Airport security breached

An article at the link below reports that a TSA agent flagged the wrong passenger for rescreening while the person in question with a carry-on was never found.

Parts of Newark Liberty International Airport were closed again this week due to a security breach, the second security snafu in six weeks.

The reason for the security breach was a real doozy -- a passenger was flagged for having suspicious objects in his carry-on bag but a Transportation Security Administration spokesman said that agents stopped the wrong passenger for rescreening and the passenger with the suspicious objects got away.

On Jan. 3 a security breach caused the airport to shut down Terminal C for six hours, stranding 16,000 passengers for days and entangling flights around the world.



The photo above shows passengers at Newark Liberty International Airport waiting for things to get back to normal.

A TSA spokesman said the agency is reviewing the in incident and will take appropriate action against the officer responsible for flagging the wrong passenger.

Will Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano assure everyone that “the system worked” as she did after the Christmas bomber nearly blew up Northwest Airlines flight 253?

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