UK: MILITARY MAINTAIN HEAVY SECURITY PRESENCE OUTSIDE HEATHROW AIRPORT.

Record ID: 960900

  • Title: UK: MILITARY MAINTAIN HEAVY SECURITY PRESENCE OUTSIDE HEATHROW AIRPORT.
  • Date: 12th March 2003
  • Summary: (U4) LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM (FEBRUARY 11, 2003)(ITN - NO ACCESS UK/ABC (Aust)/TVNZ/.CO.UK SITES(Internet)) 1. VARIOUS: MILITARY OUTSIDE HEATHROW AIRPORT; TANKS/ ARMY VEHICLES OUTSIDE ENTRANCE AT HEATHROW, ARMED SOLDIERS (8 SHOTS) 1.01 2. CU: (SOUNDBITE)(English) UNIDENTIFIED PASSENGER, SAYING: "Intimidating, yes but we have gone to other countries and we have seen them walking around with guns and we have ignored it so we are not that worried." 1.09 3. CU: (SOUNDBITE)(English) UNIDENTIFIED PASSENGER, SAYING: "It was a bit of a shock stepping out of the car and seeing the added security. Obviously I know what is potentially going to happen with the war in Iraq but it makes you be a little bit more nervous than anything else when you think what's happening right now. It's a bit of a shock really." 1.24 4. MCU: (SOUNDBITE)(English) UNIDENTIFIED PASSENGER, SAYING: "I think the reality is that there is a difficult set of circumstances we face ourselves with at this present time and I think it's important to recognise what the reality is." 1.37 5. LAS/GV/CU/GV: MORE OF ARMED MILITARY AND POLICE OUTSIDE HEATHROW (4 SHOTS) 2.01 6. MCU: (SOUNDBITE)(English) GARTH WHITTY, ROYAL UNITED SERVICES INSTITUTE (RUSI), SAYING: "We know the U.K. is well up on the list of possible al Qaeda targets. We know there are all sorts of tensions developing throughout the world at the moment. It seems to be sensible with or without specific intelligence to show there is a deterrent capability and also to demonstrate that despite all the pressures on the armed forces there is still a capacity to enhance security at a key potential target like Heathrow." 2.30 7. GV: MILITARY VEHICLES DRIVING OUTSIDE HEATHROW AIRPORT (2 SHOTS) 2.46 Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
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  • Location: LONDON, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
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  • Country: United Kingdom
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