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Muslim Woman Walks Away From Body Scanning At Airport

Religious reasons were given for why a woman refused to undergo whole body scanning at a Manchester airport. The woman was "selected at random" to undergo the screening prior to boarding a flight to Pakistan. Her female traveling companion also female declined undergo the screening citing 'medical reasons' and also did not board the flight.

Muslim woman refuses body scan at airport, Will Pavia, London Times Online, March 3, 2010