Security beefed up at country's airports

Описание: (1 Oct 2004) Please Note: This story is on Beta SP tape EF04/0971



1. Exterior of Domodedovo airport
2. Airplane on Domodedovo airfield
3. Inside airport hall
4. Policemen walking with a sniffer dog
5. Close up of sniffer dog
6. Security control point
7. Female security guard conducts body search of a man
8. Close up of police officer
9. Man taking off his shoes for check-up
10. Close up of shoes
11. SOUNDBITE: (Russian) Voxpop, Musa (first name only):
"Well, what can we do? This is all done to provide for our security. I can understand that. It's hard and takes a long time, but what can we do? At least it's safe."
12. Security control point
13, Close up of security control monitor screen
14. Crowd of people standing in line to security control
15. Guard checking passenger's laptop with new electronic explosives detector
16. SOUNDBITE: (Russian) Sergei Gorbunov, Deputy Chairman of the "EastLine Group" which runs Domodedovo airport:
"I don't think we violate human rights. As for the people's reaction - it is positive, on the whole, because everybody understands why it is being done. Of course, it takes much more time than usual. And we recommend coming to the airport 3 hours ahead (of the flight) to go through all the procedures without a problem."
17. Female guard searching man
18. Airplane takeoff

STORYLINE:

Russian aviation authorities have drastically tightened security at the country's airports in a wake of the terrorist attacks that brought down two Russian passenger aircraft in August.

From Friday 1st October 2004 all passengers will be required to remove their coats, belts and footwear when going through security control points at airports.

The new measures were laid down in a recent directive on aviation security issued by the Russian Federal Transport Supervision Service.

Once removed the the articles of clothing will be screened with electronic devices.

Passengers will also be searched by hand.

The heightened security regime was evident on Friday at Domodedovo airport in Moscow.

Both of the flights that were brought down by suicide bombers originated at Domodedovo.

The two planes crashed almost simultaneously on the night of August 24, killing all 90 people onboard

Security officials later said the female suicide bombers had a hard-to-trace chemical explosive strapped to their bodies.

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