Thanks to MamaDearest for the ping to this article:
http://www.themedialine.org/news/news_detail.asp?NewsID=28564
“Fresh Terror Warnings Now Put Pets Under Scrutiny at Israeli Airports”
Written by Arieh O’Sullivan
Published Tuesday, April 13, 2010
SNIPPET: “In the cat and mouse tactics between security experts and terrorists trying to bomb airliners, dogs and cats and other family pets are the latest to suffer more intrusive security checks before flying.
Israeli security services have reportedly ordered a retooling of screening at national airports which will require suspicious animals to go through x-ray machines to make sure bombs have not been hidden inside their bodies by terrorists.
Any pet owner who refuses will not be allowed to board their flight unless they leave their pet behind, according to the Israeli Internet news site NRG. It said security screeners at airports have received new instructions requiring them to pass dogs and cats and other pets of suspicious passengers through x-ray machines.
Security officials at Ben Gurion Airport refused to discuss the matter with The Media Line. A spokeswoman for the Airport Authority would not confirm or deny the report, but said their security procedures were dictated by national agencies.”
THE MEMRI BLOG.org ("Source: IRNA, Iran, April 14, 2010"): "NUMBER OF CHINESE FIRMS AT TEHRAN'S EXHIBITION INCREASES THREEFOLD" (SNIPPET: "Some 929 Iranian and 401 foreign companies are participating in the 15th International Oil, Gas and Petrochemical Exhibition which is scheduled to open in Tehran's Permanent International Exhibitions Fairground from April 22-26. Some 107 Chinese companies have already registered for the event...") (Posted April 14, 2010)