News: Security
Risk solutions for venues and large public gatherings
Mindful that large public gatherings are often favoured targets for people who want to cause mass disruption and chaos or who want to send a loud message, global insurance brokerage and…
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69 killed in suicide bomb attack at Pakistan park
At least 69 people have been killed and about 300 injured – many of them women and children – in a suicide bombing by the Taliban at a public park in the Pakistani city of…
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Suicide bomber kills 41 at Iraqi stadium
A suicide bomber has blown himself up at a football stadium south of the Iraqi capital Baghdad, killing 41 people and injuring 95 others. The blast in Iskandariyah happened in the early…
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UNWTO head advocates for safer, easier travel in 2016
The promotion of safe and seamless travel should be one of the key priorities for the tourism industry this year, says the head of the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO).…
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Threat to visitors to Indonesia as terrorists hit Jakarta
Terrorist attacks in Jakarta yesterday (14th January 2015) are likely to have an impact on tourism to Indonesia, including the popular holiday destination of Bali. The attacks, to the…
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Indonesian Police on alert to combat Bali terror attack threat
Indonesian authorities in the tourist island of Bali are on high alert amid fears of a potential terrorist attack over the New Year period. More than 9,000 police will be deployed across…
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UAE attractions and venues alert to security threats
In the wake of terrorist incidents in Europe and global concerns about security, managers of attractions and venues in the United Arab Emirates are assessing their own security…
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Islamic State jihadists target major venues in terror campaign
Regular contributor James M. Dorsey believes that stadia have emerged as a target of Islamic State jihadists in the wake of last weekend’s terror attacks in the French capital of…
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