Evaluating the security risk to airports ahead of India’s 69th Republic Day, the Bureau for Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) has issued an alert to the Central Industrial Security Service (CISF).
In its alert, the BCAS has urged the CISF, the agency in charge of security at the country’s airports, to check for explosives (IEDs) concealed in computer printer ink, toner cartridges or perfume bottles reported The Hindustan Times.
In addition, CISF personnel have also been advised to frisk passengers thoroughly before they board an aircraft and closely monitor catering service vehicles. Air Marshalls, who are trained and equipped to obstruct any attempts at hijacking, have also been deployed on sensitive flight routes.
The alert issued by BCAS says, “In the run-up to the Republic Day celebrations, security arrangements at all airports in the country need to be beefed up, as intelligence inputs received in the current year are indicative of a heightened threat perception to the civil aviation sector.”
23/01/18 Mirror Now
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In its alert, the BCAS has urged the CISF, the agency in charge of security at the country’s airports, to check for explosives (IEDs) concealed in computer printer ink, toner cartridges or perfume bottles reported The Hindustan Times.
In addition, CISF personnel have also been advised to frisk passengers thoroughly before they board an aircraft and closely monitor catering service vehicles. Air Marshalls, who are trained and equipped to obstruct any attempts at hijacking, have also been deployed on sensitive flight routes.
The alert issued by BCAS says, “In the run-up to the Republic Day celebrations, security arrangements at all airports in the country need to be beefed up, as intelligence inputs received in the current year are indicative of a heightened threat perception to the civil aviation sector.”
23/01/18 Mirror Now
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