NEW YORK: A standoff over security screening procedures for the reopening of the Statue of Liberty next month was resolved on Monday after authorities agreed to carry out checks on tourists in Manhattan.

The world famous landmark has been closed since Hurricane Sandy struck last October, destroying security checkpoints at Battery Park in Manhattan which had been in place since the September 11, 2001 attacks.

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