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Israel Aerospace Expo To Include Aviation Cargo Panel

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Friday, November 12th, 2010

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Israel's second annual International Aerospace Exhibition and Conference next week will include a special panel on aviation cargo security solutions and advances, organizers said Wednesday. "In light of recent incidents with explosives in packages originating in Yemen and discovered onboard cargo planes bound to the U.S., this year's conference will include a panel dedicated to cargo security issue," conference's chairman Amnon Ben-David said in a statement. ""This year's conference provides an opportunity to examine in detail existing technological solutions, both…

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