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SYDNEY, Nov. 25 (UPI) -- The prime minister of New Zealand says she was pulled from an airport line-up and frisked by an unwitting security guard.
Despite the protests of a New Zealand security agent and a senior adviser, Helen Clark was given a full body scan at Sydney's international airport in Australia Oct. 28, the Times of London reported Tuesday.
The incident only came to light in a radio interview Monday, the newspaper said.
The scan continued even after customs officers were told who she was.
Her adviser, Mike Munro, said the security officials did not at first recognize Clark, who was on her way to a meeting of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund.
After the search Clark continued on her journey without filing a complaint.
Joe Hockey, the Australian Tourism Minister, described the incident as "an embarrassing error."
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