Problems Exist With Cameras At Philly Airport

PHILADELPHIA, (AP) - More than 100 security cameras at Philadelphia International Airport are providing fuzzy images, are pointed in the wrong direction or are otherwise malfunctioning, according to a published report. A September 2004 list obtained by the Philadelphia Daily News indicated that 231 of the airports approximately 900 cameras were not working. A more recent list showed that 119 cameras were out of commission, the newspaper reported. Airport officials, however, denied that the number of cameras off-line was ever that high, or that there were significant mechanical problems. We consider those figures to be inaccurate, airport spokesman Mark Pesce said. He added that cameras are sometimes off-line for scheduled maintenance, replacement or integration, but that the number does not hurt security. He declined to release a range for the number of cameras typically off-line at any given time.

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