The United Arab Emirates has strict rules about a dress code for tourists, but perhaps they should be a bit more specific about what's acceptable travel luggage.
Local newspapers in the United Arab Emirates are reporting that an Egyptian couple hid their baby in their carry-on bag and tried to sneak their infant into the country. According to the Associated Press, the baby was visible when the bag went through the X-ray scan at the Sharjah airport.
In Emirati airports, carry-on luggage is scanned after passengers have gotten their passports stamped, but the baby boy didn't have a passport, or any other documentation that would grant him entry into the UAE. The parents are now being prosecuted because they put their son's life at risk by putting him in their luggage.
Over in the United States, airport security in Colorado wants to test customers' drinks even after they pass through security. According to the Huffington Post, "Tinkering with bottled liquids can put the most vulnerable passengers -- the young and the elderly -- at greater risk of dehydration. What's more, there's no evidence that, as one critic proclaimed, baristas are turning lattes into bombs."
The TSA, however, defends the practice, saying that testing liquids is not a new policy. Random beverage screenings has been happening since 2007, according to the agency. Moreover, they say that the test does not render the beverages undrinkable. A third benefit is that unpredictable tests can catch nefarious individuals unaware. "If everything we did was always the same, it would provide a checklist for people to know exactly what to expect," the agency said.
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