Russia Airports Ban Liquids on Flights Ahead of Sochi Olympics

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<p>Two of Moscow’s major airports have banned passengers from taking any form of liquid in their hand luggage as Russia ramps up security ahead of the Winter Olympics in Sochi next month.</p>

Passengers wait for their flight at Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport

Passengers wait for their flights at Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport, which has banned all liquids on flights ahead of the Sochi Olympics.© Tatyana Makeyeva / Reuters / Reuters, file

Jan. 9, 2014, 5:30 AM EST / Updated Jan. 9, 2014, 8:39 AM EST

Two of Moscow’s major airports have banned passengers from taking any form of liquid in their hand luggage as Russia ramps up security ahead of the Winter Olympics in Sochi next month.

Vnukovo and Sheremetyevo airports will strip people of any liquid, gel, or aerosol in their carry-on baggage, The Moscow Times reported Thursday.

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