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LONDON – Technical wizards at Britain's MI5 intelligence service have launched a camera that could have stepped out of the latest James Bond film – unfailingly picking out of large crowds suspects who either were carrying explosives or recently had handled them, according to a report from Joseph Farah's G2 Bulletin.

But unlike the glittering premieres of Bond movies, this project has only been introduced to a select audience of British spies as their latest weapon in the fight against terrorism.

The device – no bigger than a shoebox – secretly was tested by MI5 counter terrorism officers at airports and railway stations. The tests were not only conducted in Britain, but also at Channel ports, the Eurostar terminal in Paris and at airports in Madrid, Frankfurt and Berlin.

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The camera was able to unfailingly pick out suspects in large crowds and highlight minute explosive residue on their clothing and luggage.

The suspects were other MI5 agents used as targets for the camera. The camera operators – also Security Service employees – did not know when or where the suspects would appear. But each time the cameras made a successful identification.

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A year in development and costing "several million pounds," the laser camera is known as the Explosive Residue Detention System, ERDS, and is designed to be fitted to any of the 4.5 million CCTV cameras already positioned in Britain – adding to its reputation as being the most surveyed nation in the West.

ERDS automatically will highlight anyone who is carrying explosives, or who has handled chemicals such as Semtex or TNT, or has fired a weapon.

One of the experts who worked in development on the camera is Professor John Tyrer at Loughborough University, one of Britain's leading research centers linked to MI5.

He explained:

"When you handle an explosive or the chemicals associated with it, it leaves traces on your skin or clothes. With the technology at the core of the camera, we are able to see this telltale residue and identify suspects."

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