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Discipline over explosive bungle
TWO French police officers will face disciplinary proceedings after bungling a training exercise that caused a slab of explosives to be placed on a flight out of Charles de Gaulle airport, the headquarters of the gendarmerie in Paris said today. The two men are also being suspended from their functions as dog-handlers because of "grave professional misconduct."Police services around the world were continuing to hunt for the 150 grams of explosives - the size of a bar of chocolate - which left Paris on an unknown flight on Friday evening. Experts said the material was harmless because it was not connected to a detonator. In a routine test, the two dog-handlers placed the bar of explosives inside a random bag as it passed on a conveyor belt between check-in and the aircraft loading bays. One dog successfully detected the item, but the other did not. Before it had the chance of a second attempt, the bag had been taken off towards its destination. Yesterday, Interior Minister Dominique de Villepin described the police behaviour as "reprehensible and scandalous" and promised an investigation. Posted by: God Save The World 2004-12-07 |
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