LEBANON AIRPORT SECURITY EQUIPMENT DONATED BY USA
April 1st, 2017
THE USA Department of State’s Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) has provided USD650,000’s worth of security screening equipment for Rafiq Hariri International Airport, Beirut, Lebanon. This included one mobile x-ray screener for vehicles; six hand-held explosive trace detection (ETD) systems; six liquid aerosol and gel scanners; and six shoe scanners. These systems will be used by Lebanon internal security forces officers screening passengers and baggage.
The equipment was given by US Ambassador Elizabeth Richard at a ...
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