Daily Alert Archives

Learning from Israel How to Secure Buses

(AP/SecurityInfoWatch) Israel has instituted procedures for preventing suicide bombings on buses after many such attacks during the past four years. Security officers search bus stops and buses for suspicious people and objects. Sometimes they use dogs to detect explosives. The security officers and Israeli bus drivers have been trained to identify suicide bombers. Central bus stations in main cities, often combined with shopping malls, are carefully guarded. People entering the stations pass through metal detectors, and their bags are examined.
2005-07-08 00:00:00
Full Article