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I have been swabbed for explosives many times in many countries, and my fingerprints were never taken. In fact, I don't think they ever swabbed my fingertips, and it was only the palm of the hand that was swabbed.
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No, they don't take your fingerprints in the process. They swab your hands with a wet paper and put it inside an explosive detecting machine.
Source: getting swabbed many times.