One of the questions which delegates will face in the Security Management Stage 1 end-of-course examination tomorrow is:Which of the following best represents the types of corporate/public targets that terrorist seek to attack?
a. Military convoys, police stations and government installations
b. Private airfields, taxis and heavy goods vehicles (trucks)
c. Shopping malls, places of entertainment or sport, public transport infrastructure, critical national infrastructure, major events, hotels, aviation, central commercial districts, landmark or iconic buildings or structures, tourist attractions
d. Overseas companies which are identified as being owned by Ireland, Spain or Greece
Naturally, the answer is C. On the 1 April the UK Sun newspaper reported a “dry run” by terrorists targeting the London Eye landmark. See:
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/article983172.ece
This iconic, landmark target had also been on the 7/7 (London Underground) bombers’ list, according to the Daily Telegraph:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/04/06/nplot06.xml
Advice and downloadable PDF documents on how to protect public places and events against the threat of terrorist attack can be found on the website of the police National Counter Terrorism Security Office:
http://www.nactso.gov.uk/
