EU Pilot Program Tests Passenger Bags For Liquid Explosives

The European Union has begun testing equipment that can scan passenger bags for liquids. The ban of liquids went into effect in August 2006 after a failed terrorist bomb plot that would have used liquid explosives. The U.K.’s Dept. for Transport (DFT) is working with the EU to test the equipment...

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