|
Passengers in Russian airports to be searched
MOSCOW. Sept 30th. 2004 (Interfax) - Russian aviation authorities have decided to tighten security in airports as of October 1, 2004, an official in the Federal Transport Supervision Service told Interfax on Thursday. "From October 1st, passengers will take off their coats, belts and footwear. These articles will be screened with electronic devices and the passengers will be searched," he said. All passes allowing their bearers to drive or walk into controlled areas of airports will be annulled if these people are not involved in flight operations, the official said. Checkpoints that lack the required search tools will be closed, he said. Similar arrangements will be made on other types of transport, the official said. A draft federal bill on transport security will be submitted to the State Duma in November 2004, the official said. Posted by: Mark Espinola 2004-09-30 |
| http://www.rantburg.com/poparticle.php?ID=44725 |