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To have contributed to the corrosion in that case but, alex, every airline does extensive checks of its fleet looking for trouble spots along the skin of the airline, of the fuselage, i should say, looking for any signs of metal fatigue. two years ago southwest airlines was fined $7 million for operating planes that had missed those required safety inspections for cracks. >> thats a little frightening. so, tom, this particular plane about 15 years old, right? would it be normal to find these tea...

For operating planes that had missed those safety inspections for cracks. they inspected the entire fleet and they found no cracks at the time. back to you. >> tom costello, thank you from washington. heading overseas, the taliban is denying attack on a xoupd in northern afghanistan. they were angry over the burning of a koran at a u.s. church. kiera is in london with this. kier, whats happening today? >> good morning, alex. those protests are continuing. were hearing of cops and shops ablaze ...