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22 March 2017

4701 GB adults surveyed

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The US and the UK have announced a ban on taking laptops on passenger flights to and from certain countries in the Middle East and North Africa. The ban follows intelligence reports that ISIS is has been working on new ways to smuggle explosives on to planes. Do you think such a ban is necessary or an overreaction?

Conducted 22 March 2017

YouGov surveyed 4701 GB adults

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18%
20%
The US and the UK have announced a ban on taking laptops on passenger flights to and from certain countries in the Middle East and North Africa. The ban follows intelligence reports that ISIS is has been working on new ways to smuggle explosives on to planes. Do you think such a ban is necessary or an overreaction?

Conducted 22 March 2017

YouGov surveyed 4701 GB adults

By:
62%
18%
20%

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