"Authorities search every vehicle at BWI"

Wednesday, March 26, 2003

Authorities search every vehicle at BWI
The Associated Press


LINTHICUM, Md. (AP) — Authorities boosted security at Baltimore-Washington
International Airport, searching every vehicle that entered the airport,
tying up traffic for more than three hours Tuesday night.

Brian Doyle, a spokesman for the Transportation Security Administration,
said there was not a specific reason why every vehicle was checked. Random
vehicle checks continued Wednesday, but Doyle declined to say whether all
vehicles were being checked.

"Occasionally, we'll go 100%, just as another tool in the toolbox to keep
the potential bad guys off balance," Doyle said.

Officers from the TSA and Maryland Transportation Authority Police searched
the passenger compartments and trunks of all vehicles Tuesday night.

Doyle said the agency will decide on occasion to search all vehicles. He
said extra officers were deployed to make the inspections go as fast as
possible and keep traffic delays to a minimum.

The searches caused traffic to back up several miles from the airport
terminal.

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