Tight security at terror targets
2007-11-14 14:02
London - Britain will boost security at
rail stations, airports and other major targets for militants
under plans to be unveiled by Prime Minister Gordon Brown on
Wednesday.
Other possible targets, such as restaurants, cinemas,
schools and hospitals will also be instructed to improve
security arrangements, Brown will also say, according to the
paper.
"Terrorism can hit us anywhere from any place," Brown wrote
in the newspaper.
The latest security measures follow a review by Lord West,
the minister for security and counter terrorism, initiated after
the attack on Glasgow Airport and the discovery of car bombs in
London in June.
"The report he will publish today makes key recommendations
for the protection of our national security," Brown wrote.
The Sun said the measures would include boosting the use of
properly-trained door staff who could identify possible threats
at potential targets.
The BBC said constructing access roads to stations and
airports so that vehicles could not build up speed, was another
of West's recommendations.
Brown was also due to unveil details of a unified border
force he announced in July.
In that statement, Brown said the aim was to have new
electronic screening of all passengers and tougher biometric
visa requirements.
- Reuters