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Rand Paul detained by TSA
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| Last Edited | RP Jan 23, 2012 12:15pm |
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| Author | TIM MAK |
| News Date | Monday, January 23, 2012 03:40:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul was detained Monday by the Transportation Security Administration in Nashville, Tenn., after refusing a full body pat-down, POLITICO has confirmed.
“I spoke with him five minutes ago and he was being detained indefinitely,” Paul spokesperson Moira Bagley said. “The image scan went off; he refused patdown.”
The Kentucky senator triggered an alarm during routine airport screening and declined to finish the process, said a TSA official, but was “not detained at any point.” A targeted pat-down is usually used to address the alarm.
“Passengers, as in this case, who refuse to comply with security procedures are denied access to the secure gate area. He was escorted out of the screening area by local law enforcement,” the official said.
Shortly before noon, the TSA said Paul had been re-booked on another flight and went through the screening process again without incident. |
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