Saturday, January 24, 2004

Human-bomb-proof buses

Just FYI.


Israel has come up with a new system aimed to stop human bombers boarding buses by detecting the explosives they are carrying.

The system, developed by Israeli Military Industries, takes the form of a turnstile fitted with shields that contain sensors which can detect explosive materials and metals at a distance of up to a metre from the bus.

When the sensors identify a suspicious object, the turnstile remains blocked and a red light flashes near the bus driver.

A green light indicator goes on when a harmless passenger boards the bus. Another turnstile at the rear door allows passengers to get off the bus but not board it.

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