IP: Screener discusses his role in SF airport security breach

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

> From: Monty Solomon <monty () roscom com>
>
> Screener discusses his role in SF airport security breach
>
> Saturday, February 2, 2002
>
> (02-02) 13:42 PST SAN FRANCISCO (AP) --
>
> Romeo Abelida admits he made mistakes. And now the 57-year-old rookie
> airport security screener says he's waiting at home to hear if he'll
> lose his job with Argenbright Security Inc.
>
> Abelida allowed an unidentified man whose shoes triggered an
> explosives-testing machine to slip away into the crowd last week at
> San Francisco International Airport.
>
> The security breach forced the evacuation of United Airline's main
> terminal, delayed thousands of passengers and has prompted
> investigations into why an hour passed before the Federal Aviation
> Administration was told of it.
>
> ...
>
> http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/news/archive/2002/02/02/state1642EST0063.DTL 

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