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Checked the vehicle, but the device didn't work. >> the failure of the detector had deadly consequences. many people died here when a mini van packed with explosives detonated at a hotel entrance. scanned at checkpoints, they failed to stop it. iraqi authorities are looking for an alternative method of bomb detection. and this could be the solution. the u.s. military is sending trained sniffer dogs to iraq to help strengthen security. the hope is these dogs will spot explosives and the mechanical device failed to find. iraqi authorities say they're putting them to work throughout the country, ...

Recent months, they've been able to pass through check point undetected, the result, mass casualties. how effective these checks really are, the problem it seems may lie with the special bomb detecting devices that they're using and critics say they're ineffective. it's meant to keep baghdad safe. the iraqi government spent nearly 85 million on these detectors to prevent suicide bombers from reaching their targets, but they didn't. >> the explosives passed through the check points undetected they're able to get to where they want to go and detonate. when we asked for the policemaning check poi...

And people are starting to ask, are these checks effective? part of the problem seems to be that the iraqi police are using a bomb detecting device that doesn't work and they're saying it doesn't contain the technology and is ineffective. it's meant to keep baghdad safe. the iraqi government spent over $85 million on these detectors to prevent suicide bombers from reaching their targets. but they didn't. >> explosions pass through checkpoints undetected. they're able to get to where they want to go and detonate. when we ask the police manning checkpoint, they say they checked the vehicle, but ...