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Originally Posted by Richard
... who left a screening area with his laptop after it had triggered an alert for possible explosives.
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This is what bothers me the most.
I understand that this was a "false alarm," and even understand (to a degree) how the security employee could "lose track" of an individual. But how was he able to retrieve his laptop?
I have never flown through Germany, so I am ignorant as to their screening procedures. Those who have, feel free to enlighten me if I an wandering off the reservation too far. Are not person and carry-on(s) separated during screening? If so, as soon as something says "this could potentially be explosive," do security personnel run away with their hands over their heads, allowing the individual to simply pick it up and continue on his way?
I have seen situations like this reported a few times in the MSM, and I'm wondering what I'm missing in the equation that makes it so easy to reclaim your belongings and go on your way after they've set off alarms but haven't been cleared as safe.
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