Sikhs welcome TSA turban rule change

Washington: The modification in the rules regarding security made by the Transportation Security Administration to correct the policy of indiscriminate screening of Sikhs' turbans at American airports has been largely welcomed by the US Sikhs.
The TSA announced an adjustment of its screening policies for headwear which included Turbans. Now, the airport screeners will no longer 'pat down' Sikhs wearing turbans and they will have the choice to go through alternative security measures.
Alternatives may include walking through a machine that detects explosive chemicals. Or Sikhs could agree to pat down their own turbans, and then have their hands swabbed with a cloth that is tested for chemical residue.
27/10/07 Daljit Singh/World Sikh News, US

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