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A Newark Airport guard who let an unidentified man breach a secure area, causing hours of flight delays Sunday, has been “reassigned to a nonscreening function, pending review” — and may be fired, the Transportation Security Administration said yesterday.

Video showed the intruder stroll past a checkpoint and through an exit lane at 5:20 p.m. and leave 20 minutes later through a different lane.

Travelers were rescreened for the next four hours as guards swept the terminal — nine days after Islamic terrorist Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab tried to blow up a Christmas Day flight.

Meanwhile, Fox News reported that TSA officials waited more than an hour after learning of the security breach to notify police.

Read more: http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/guard_in_newark_snafu_facing_the_i3jqNP2PTGT5E4G4ifNuCO#ixzz0bk4HtHQm

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U.S. security crackdown is hit-or-miss worldwide

On the first day of what was supposed to be tighter screening ordered by the U.S. for airline passengers from certain countries, some airports around the world conceded Monday they had not cracked down. The U.S. demanded more careful screening for people who are citizens of, or are flying from, 14 nations deemed security risks. But enforcement of the U.S. rules appeared spotty.

New rules impact link to Lebanon

For Detroit Metro Airport, tougher international airport security screenings will affect travelers from one of its key markets: Beirut.

January 4, 2010

New rules for airport security take effect today

Starting today, passengers flying to the United States from 14 countries with terrorism problems will face extra checkpoint screening at overseas airports, the Transportation Security Administration said.

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