They had to make their way through tight security, including metal detectors and bomb-sniffing dogs.

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They made their way through tight security, including metal detectors and bomb-sniffing dogs.

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Until recently the only equipment for spotting a suitcase bomb was an unwieldy machine the size of a refrigerator, using liquid nitrogen to cool crystal detectors down to 300 degrees below zero and taking hours to produce a reading.

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