Bomb sniffing dogs to protect Super Bowl

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Feb 2, 2010 at 2:32 PM EST

Story Updated:
Feb 2, 2010 at 2:32 PM EST

MIAMI – Several dozen bomb-sniffing dogs, robots that
defuse explosives safely and police bomb squads are being deployed
to protect the Super Bowl.
The federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
showed reporters Tuesday how the dogs can detect even minute
amounts of bomb compounds. Four dogs easily found a small amount of
residue hidden in a closed car trunk.
Miami ATF chief Hugo Barrera says the dogs can smell 19,000
different bomb components. The ATF puts them through a 16-week
training course before they’re ready for duty.
Some of the ATF dogs deployed for the Super Bowl are veterans of
the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. Dogs are also on duty for Sunday’s
game from the Miami-Dade Police Department and Broward Sheriff’s
Office

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