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Holocaust survivor who lives in Indiana says she had 'demeaning' TSA body search in New Mexico

Posted at 11:57 AM, Mar 05, 2018
and last updated 2018-03-06 03:19:19-05

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M (AP) -- A Holocaust survivor who lives in Indiana says she was a victim of a "very demeaning body search" by U.S. Transportation Security Administration agents after a visit in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Eva Mozes Kor tweeted on Sunday in Albuquerque that she has to undergo the intrusive body search before boarding a plane and that it ruined her experience following a lecture.

The Terre Haute resident spoke with teachers from around New Mexico at the National Museum of Nuclear Science and History on Saturday about suffering through inhumane scientific experiments at the Auschwitz concentration camp as a 10-year-old.

It was unclear if the TSA search in question occurred at Albuquerque International Sunport.

TSA Regional Public Affairs Manager Carrie Harmon did not immediately return an email from The Associated Press.

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