His sandals had stiffening metal strips , which were detected by a walk - through scanner .
Diplomatic protests were ignored by the Australian Government as Somare had not pre-arranged a diplomatic visit , in a state or chartered aircraft .
Somare 's sandals had stiffening metal strips , which were detected by a walk - through scanner .
Diplomatic protests were ignored by the Australian Government as Somare had not pre-arranged a diplomatic visit , in a state or chartered aircraft .