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(2010-01-07)
Germany's interior ministry says European Union rules on flight safety need to be changed before full-body scanners can be used in airports.
A spokesman says a majority of EU members need to agree for that to become policy. Before Germany agrees to the scanners, he says, officials want to make sure they will increase security, aren't a health hazard and don't compromise individual rights.
An EU spokesman says no decisions will come out of today's meeting of aviation experts.
The U.S., Britain, the Netherlands and Italy say they'll install the scanners following an unsuccessful attempt to blow up a Detroit-bound flight on Christmas Day.
Spain and Belgium have expressed skepticism about the need for the measure. France, like Germany, remains uncomitted. © Copyright 2012, Associated Press
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