China tightens security measures
Source: Xinhua |
January 26, 2011, Wednesday
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POLICE tightened security at Beijing International Airport yesterday after the bomb attack that killed 35 and injured at least 180 others at Moscow's Domodedovo airport on Monday.
Meanwhile, a top Chinese police official ordered a nationwide security check at all transport and traffic hubs amid the ongoing Spring Festival travel rush.
More police dogs have been deployed at key areas at the capital's airport, including luggage claim points, check-in counters and departure and arrival halls.
Police are keeping a close eye on surveillance cameras and monitoring the flow of passengers around the clock, an airport police officer said.
More plain-clothes police officers are on patrol, too, Hu Jinhui, a senior official with the Beijing International Airport Police Bureau, said.
"We ordered tighter security overnight to make sure the capital's airport is safe during the Lunar New Year travel period," Hu said.
Police at the airport were already on high alert amid the annual rush of travelers ahead of the Spring Festival, which falls on February 3.
About 208,000 travelers arrive at the Beijing airport every day during the festival travel season, which lasts until February 27.
Passengers said it took longer to board planes at the airport but the tightened security measures did not cause noticeable inconvenience.
"We waited half an hour in the plane before we were allowed to disembark. It is okay if the delay was for security reasons," said Zhuang Zenan, a business traveler arriving from Hangzhou.
China condemned the Moscow airport bombing and offered its condolences to the victims. Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei said China supported the Russian government's measures against terrorism.
Meanwhile, Deputy Minister of Public Security Huang Ming ordered a thorough security overhaul at airports, railways, subways, sea ports, long-distance bus stations around the country.
Huang ordered police to close all security loopholes and to monitor disputes and grudges that could lead to unrest.
China has its share of terrorist threats, especially in its northwestern Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. A bomb attack last August in Aksu City left eight people dead and 15 injured. On March 7, 2008, a 19-year Uygur woman attempted to blow up a China Southern Airlines flight from Urumqi to Beijing.
Meanwhile, a top Chinese police official ordered a nationwide security check at all transport and traffic hubs amid the ongoing Spring Festival travel rush.
More police dogs have been deployed at key areas at the capital's airport, including luggage claim points, check-in counters and departure and arrival halls.
Police are keeping a close eye on surveillance cameras and monitoring the flow of passengers around the clock, an airport police officer said.
More plain-clothes police officers are on patrol, too, Hu Jinhui, a senior official with the Beijing International Airport Police Bureau, said.
"We ordered tighter security overnight to make sure the capital's airport is safe during the Lunar New Year travel period," Hu said.
Police at the airport were already on high alert amid the annual rush of travelers ahead of the Spring Festival, which falls on February 3.
About 208,000 travelers arrive at the Beijing airport every day during the festival travel season, which lasts until February 27.
Passengers said it took longer to board planes at the airport but the tightened security measures did not cause noticeable inconvenience.
"We waited half an hour in the plane before we were allowed to disembark. It is okay if the delay was for security reasons," said Zhuang Zenan, a business traveler arriving from Hangzhou.
China condemned the Moscow airport bombing and offered its condolences to the victims. Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei said China supported the Russian government's measures against terrorism.
Meanwhile, Deputy Minister of Public Security Huang Ming ordered a thorough security overhaul at airports, railways, subways, sea ports, long-distance bus stations around the country.
Huang ordered police to close all security loopholes and to monitor disputes and grudges that could lead to unrest.
China has its share of terrorist threats, especially in its northwestern Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. A bomb attack last August in Aksu City left eight people dead and 15 injured. On March 7, 2008, a 19-year Uygur woman attempted to blow up a China Southern Airlines flight from Urumqi to Beijing.
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