Israel Develops Airport Shoe Scanner\.

Israel Faxx News Services An Israeli company has developed a "shoe scanner" to spare travelers the inconvenience of having their shoes removed and checked for explosives at airports. The "Safeshoe" can detect explosives and metal that could be used as a hijacking weapon. The product is due

to be marketed by early 2003 at $10,000 per unit. Shoe searches became common after an Islamic terrorist was arrested a year ago for allegedly attempting to detonate explosives in his shoes while on a flight from Paris to Miami. "This means an end to the humiliation of standing around barefoot while some stranger goes through your shoes," said Avi Kostalitz of Ido Security.