COLUMBO AIRPORT
August 1st, 2001
BY SWINEETHA DIAS WICKRAMANAYAKE, in Columbo, Sri Lanka, and KEITH NUTHALLELECTRONIC devices and double fencing with increased strong points are to be installed at Sri Lanka's Bandaranaike International Airport to strengthen perimeter security, following the devastating recent attack by Tamil Tiger guerrillas. The Sri Lankan government has already increased surveillance through new closed-circuit TV cameras and x-ray machines in the arrivals section. Perimeter defences will also be extended to the adjacent air force base. Other measures will include the constant ...
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