LONDON is heightening security at airports, railway stations, shopping centres and sport stadiums to combat the ongoing threat of terrorist attacks, reports the TranSec World Expo press office .
Prime Minister Gordon Brown, and Transport Minister Ruth Kelly said the measures follow on from a wide ranging review of public security conducted by Security Minister Lord West after the June 2007 Glasgow Airport attack.
"This announcement emphasises the fact that UK infrastructure, including airports, heavy and light rail and underground mass transit systems remain high revenue targets for terrorists and underscores the pressing need to bolster the level of security afforded members of the public using such modes of transportation," said Peter Jones, executive director, TranSec World Expo 2008, the largest transport security exhibition in the UK.
Among proposals put forward by government, those involving air security represent a sea change in policy. For the first time airports are being allowed to directly submit plans to take advantage of new technology, operational innovations, and unexploited capacity in the system.
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