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20 arrested at Boston airport©Associated PressFebruary 28, 2002 BOSTON -- Twenty workers at Logan International Airport, including six security screeners, were charged Wednesday with lying to get their jobs or security badges. The employees worked for six private companies at Logan, where the two hijacked planes that destroyed the World Trade Center on Sept. 11 originated. Officials said the six security workers lied when they were hired by Argenbright Security. Argenbright lost its contract at Logan in November for security lapses, but another security company took over its operations and workers. The remaining workers were with cleaning, hospitality or fuel companies; 15 face charges of being in the United States illegally. The arrests came as part of a federal crackdown on airport workers. Similar reviews have been conducted at other airports, including Salt Lake City, where 271 people were fired in December. United adding stun gunsDENVER -- United Airlines said Wednesday it will train pilots to use stun guns to defend their cockpits even though the devices haven't been approved by federal aviation officials. Flight attendants will be trained in self-defense and helping passengers in the event of a terrorist attack but will not be taught how to use the Taser stun guns. In November, United, which lost two planes Sept. 11, became the first major U.S. carrier to announce plans to use stun guns on its planes. The airline purchased 1,300 of them for about $1-million.
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