Tuesday, March 22, 2016

Brussels Attacks Raise Questions About Global Airport Security


Reuters, 22/03 16:20 CET

By Victoria Bryan

BERLIN (Reuters) – Two explosions in the departure hall of Brussels Airport on Tuesday prompted other countries to tighten airport security and raised questions about how soon passengers should be screened when entering terminals.

Fourteen people were killed at Zaventem airport and a bomb attack on the Brussels metro system killed 20 others, public broadcaster VRT said, forcing the city into lockdown.

Belgium’s federal prosecutor said one of the blasts at the airport, which serves over 23 million passengers a year, was probably caused by a suicide bomber, echoing a deadly attack in the arrival hall of Moscow’s Domodedovo airport in 2011.

Security is tight at European airports, with passengers and their bags undergoing checks for weapons and explosives before being allowed onto planes, but those checks typically take place only after check-in. 

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Source: Euronews

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