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The US announcement at the end of last year requesting that armed marshalls be on certain flights caught the EU by surprise (Photo: EUobserver)

US to back down on air marshalls

The US on Monday (26 April) indicated that it would not force the issue of air sky marshalls on transatlantic flights if EU countries reject such a measure.

Asa Hutchinson, US under-secretary for border security, told his EU counterparts that Washington would look to other security measures instead.

"From our perspective, sky marshals add a deterrent factor and a safety factor that we will always consider, but we will consider other measures as well", said Mr Hutchinson.

"We...

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The US announcement at the end of last year requesting that armed marshalls be on certain flights caught the EU by surprise (Photo: EUobserver)

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