9/11: A Case Study

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The passenger terminal at Indianapolis International Airport was the first to be designed and built in the United States after the September 11, 2001 attacks. As a result of this, the airport has in place a multi-million dollar luggage screening process. The events of 9/11 necessitated this comprehensive screening process, which was previously absent, in order to make sure that explosives were not being placed in checked bags

For the first time ever, on Monday, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) allowed cameras into the inner parts of its security screening areas at Indianapolis International Airport.

On a typical day, about 8,500 bags go through miles of conveyor belts in the security screening area underneath the airport.

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