Airport security officers use handheld scanners to inspect liquids

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SHOTLIST Boston, Massachusetts - 24 May 2007 1. Zoom in on Transportation Security Administration (TSA) workers using liquid explosives detector 2. Cutaway of detector and liquids 3. Medium shot TSA worker testing medicine bottle 4. Cutaway of TSA workers 5. SOUNDBITE: (English) Jomayra Reyes, TSA Worker "The machine is testing for a chemical; so if the chemical is not found in any of the products it will not alarm, if there is in any chance a bit of the product then it will alarm." 6. Reyes using detector 7. SOUNDBITE: (English) George Naccara, Federal Security Director, Boston's Logan Airport "It is a liquid explosives device and it is sensing vapours around bottles, or any other item for that matter, for certain liquid explosives." 8. Wide of people at security gate 9. SOUNDBITE: (English) Passenger, Voxpop A: "Yeah, it's worth it, for me." Q: "Do you travel a lot?" A: "Yes." 10. Wide of queue at security check 11. SOUNDBITE: (English) Passenger, Voxpop "I would have to say I find it very time consuming, very aggravating for customers." 12. Close-up of detector Washington, DC - 15 May 2007 13. Wide of President of Sellex International Jerry B. Sellman displaying liquids detector 14. Close-up of detector 15. SOUNDBITE: (English) Jerry B. Sellman, President, Sellex International "We have a detective device that instantaneously has the capability of analysing the contents of liquids to determine whether or not that liquid is a threat or a benign liquid." Q: "Is it being used in any airports right now?" A: "Yes, it is primarily being used in Asian airports; predominantly in Osaka, Japan, in Korea, in Thailand, but again, mostly southeast Asian airports." 16. Wide of Sellman displaying detector STORYLINE: Federal security workers have started using hand-held scanners to inspect bottled carry-on liquids for explosives at some of the United States' busiest airports. In Boston's Logan Airport, testing of the detectors began on Wednesday. On Thursday Transportation Security Administration (TSA) workers showed AP Television how the detectors worked. "It is a liquid explosives device and it is sensing vapours around bottles, or any other item for that matter, for certain liquid explosives," said George Naccara, Federal Security Director at Logan Airport. TSA expects to deploy about 200 of the devices at a number of airports around the country by October, officials said. According to Naccara, the technology, which detects explosive material in sealed bottles of liquid, is only used on passengers selected for secondary inspections before boarding. The device adds another layer of security to government restrictions on carry-on liquids instituted in September following revelations in August about an alleged terror plot. Authorities then said Britain-based operatives were planning to construct bombs onboard aircraft from small amounts of liquids or gels carried in innocent-looking containers. Passengers queuing at security checks in Logan Airport on Thursday had mixed feelings about the new procedure. One frequent woman traveller said: "It's worth it, for me." But another man complained about the delay: "I find it very time consuming, very aggravating for customers." The scanning device is made by Washington-based ICx Technologies. A similar device has been manufactured by Columbus, Ohio-based Sellex International, who says its devices are already in use in several Asian airports. "It is primarily being used in Asian airports; predominantly in Osaka, Japan, in Korea, in Thailand, but again, mostly southeast Asian airports," said Jerry B. Sellman, President of Sellex International. You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/91f83bcd5899c923988677f658fa1e61 Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork