TSA will start checking cargo arriving in the U.S. from some countries

TSA will start checking cargo arriving in the U.S. from some countries

In connection with the increased threat of terrorism, the transportation security Administration (TSA) will tighten screening of cargo entering the United States from five middle Eastern countries.

More stringent rules of examination are entered for the six airlines transporting goods to the United States from Jordan, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Qatar.

TSA will start checking cargo arriving in the U.S. from some countries

«…Terrorist groups have demonstrated intent to attack the following aircraft, specified in the Transportation Security Administration Monday, January 22. — After analyzing the data we came to the conclusion that at the present time, we need to expand the program to the security of the carriage of goods for each of them.»

Concerns about terrorist attacks have intensified opened in 2018 a terrorist plot in Australia. The aim of the terrorists was to be a passenger plane. As a passenger vessel carrying also a cargo, a thorough check of the people, attention must be paid to him, because there could be hidden explosives.

Since September last year, a similar rules already exist for the goods from Turkey.

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