EU members divided on use of airport body scanners

European nations were divided Thursday over the need to install body scanners at European airports, with some EU member states playing down the need for beefed up security measures.

The United States, Britain and the Netherlands already have announced plans to install the scanners amid growing worldwide security concerns following the attempt to blow up a U.S. airliner flying from Amsterdam to Detroit plane on Christmas Day.

Washington is seeking enhanced security measures on all trans-Atlantic flights heading for the United States. On an average day, the lucrative North Atlantic route is crisscrossed by more than 800 passenger flights.

But ahead …