US concern at frisking of India envoy Meera Shankar

The United States has expressed regret over India's ambassador Meera Shankar being pulled out of an airport security line and frisked by a security agent.
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said she was concerned about the incident and vowed to prevent a recurrence.
The hands-on search took place last week even after Meera Shankar's diplomatic status was revealed.
Some reports said Ms Shankar, who was on her way from a conference, was singled out as she was wearing a sari.
The search took place on 4 December at the Jackson-Evers International Airport.
Ms Shankar was about to board a flight to Baltimore after attending an event at Mississippi State University.
The Indian embassy in Washington strongly protested about the incident and External Affairs Minister SM Krishna called it "unacceptable".
"We obviously are concerned about it," Mrs Clinton told reporters.
"We will be looking into it and trying to determine both what happened and what we could do to prevent such incidents in the future."
US Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, however, said officials had handled the matter "by the book". "It was a pat-down that followed our procedures, and I think it was appropriate under the circumstances," she told reporters.
10/12/10 BBC.co.uk

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Categories: Airports Dec 2010, Foreign Dec 2010