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via BBC online

US officials are investigating a pilot who released videos allegedly revealing security lapses at San Francisco’s airport, the pilot’s lawyer says.

Lawyer Don Werno said the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) was checking whether his client had revealed sensitive information.

The videos on YouTube allegedly showed ground crew members swiping security cards and then entering the airport’s secure areas without any screening.

The TSA said it had “taken action”.

Mr Werno said the 50-year-old pilot, who has not been identified, remained employed with a major airline, but had been withdrawn from a programme that trained flight crew to help prevent hijackings. The pilot’s federally issued firearm had been confiscated, he said.

The lawyer said that the pilot, in videos posted in November and December, had wanted to highlight what he felt were security gaps for ground crews – including luggage handlers and caterers – at San Francisco International Airport.

He added that the tapes hardly contained any sensitive information as they could have been shot by any passenger aboard a taxiing plane.

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Article courtesy bbc.co.uk