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Reuters
The US Transportation Security
Administration (TSA) said it is issuing a new security directive requiring enhanced screening of cargo from Turkey.
The change was “to adequately address emerging threats to cargo and raise the baseline for global aviation security,†TSA spokesman Michael England said.
The directive mandates voluntary measures already in use by Turkey and will ensure “cargo flying to the United States is screened and secured in accordance with the Air Cargo Advance Screening Programme,†he said. Officials said the decision to impose the security directive and an emergency amendment was made after an incident in Australia and came in response to intelligence reports.