Police at airports in Chicago has asked authorities for protection from weapons of terrorists, said the President of the staff Union of the international service sector USA Matt Brandon.
Brandon outlined his concerns in a letter to the head of the Department of aviation Chicago ginger Evans, reports TASS.
“The terrorist attack in Istanbul was a clear sign that the terrorists intend to kill people in airports around the world,” he said.
“Imagine that surveillance cameras at international airports Chicago record, as police officers fled with the panic-stricken and helpless passengers, fleeing from terrorists in suicide vests”, – said the leader of employees ‘ Union, demanding to grant the police officers a service weapon.
According to CNN, in the airports of O’hare and midway, about 300 police are on duty. They are unarmed, and the authorities instructed them in the event of armed intruders “flee and hide”. Sidearm still have 231 members of the city police, which are attached to O’hare and Midway. The authorities consider it sufficient.
American airports have additional security measures in connection with the attack committed on Tuesday in Istanbul. Patrolling intensified at major airports in cities including new York, Newark (new Jersey), Atlanta (Georgia) and Los Angeles (California). We are talking about special groups Visible Intermodal Prevention and Response, which are staffed by employees of police special forces in bullet-proof vests and weapons for tactical purposes. Their main task – to draw attention to themselves and demonstrate the willingness to react immediately to any provocation from terrorists.
As announced Tuesday by the Federal aviation administration (FAA) of the United States, American airlines has suspended flights between Istanbul and the United States in connection with the bombings at the international airport Ataturk. How long should this order, the FAA said.
