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11/01/2006
Trials of body scanners begin
The first trials of body scanners are to be tested at a London railway station this week.
The four-week trial, announced by Transport Secretary Alistair Darling last year, will involve passengers on the Heathrow Express between Paddington station and Heathrow airport and will begin tomorrow.
The trials will involve the use of a body scanner, which can detect concealed weapons and explosives, as well as sophisticated CCTV cameras, which sounds an alarm if suspicious behaviour is spotted.
If the trials are successful, the technology could be used in other stations.
The trials come six months after a series of suicide bomb attacks on London's transport network killed 56, including the four bombers, and injured 700.
The government had previously stated that security on rail and Tube networks could not be as strict as that in airports, due to the sheer volume of passengers using them every day.
(KMcA)
The four-week trial, announced by Transport Secretary Alistair Darling last year, will involve passengers on the Heathrow Express between Paddington station and Heathrow airport and will begin tomorrow.
The trials will involve the use of a body scanner, which can detect concealed weapons and explosives, as well as sophisticated CCTV cameras, which sounds an alarm if suspicious behaviour is spotted.
If the trials are successful, the technology could be used in other stations.
The trials come six months after a series of suicide bomb attacks on London's transport network killed 56, including the four bombers, and injured 700.
The government had previously stated that security on rail and Tube networks could not be as strict as that in airports, due to the sheer volume of passengers using them every day.
(KMcA)
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