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UK to relax airline luggage curbs

By Jimmy Burns in London and Sarah Laitner in Brussels

Published: September 13 2006 20:03 | Last updated: September 13 2006 20:03

Anti-terrorist security hand luggage restrictions on airlines flying from UK airports are expected to be relaxed within days, according to officials in London.

The move by the UK to relax restrictions introduced following last month’s discovery of an alleged plot to blow up transatlantic aircraft comes as the European Union moved to agree on union-wide airline security measures covering the transport of liquids by passengers.

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