TSA reviewing airport pat-down method

WASHINGTON (AP) - November 23, 2010

Pistole says there are no modifications planned as yet for the invasive pat-downs that make some air travelers uncomfortable.

Undercover tests by government security experts factored into the Obama administration's decision to use a more thorough pat-down so that screeners can catch a bomb hidden in a traveler's underwear.

A man charged in an attempt to bomb an airliner last Christmas Day is alleged to have hidden a bomb in his underwear.

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