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Russia considers total screening on transport network

27 January 2011 17:39 (UTC +04:00)

Baku-APA. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has ordered ministers to prepare changes to the transport security system that may include total screening of passengers and their baggage, the Kremlin press service said on Thursday, APA reports quoting RIA Novosti.

In the wake of Monday’s terrorist attack at Moscow’s Domodedovo Airport, which killed 35 people, Medvedev ordered the government "to examine the acting [transport security] legislation...and to prepare the proposals on...toughening responsibility," the statement said.

The president also demanded that the Federal Security Service (FSB) officials who failed to ensure proper security at Moscow’s busiest airport face justice in court.

Earlier on Wednesday, leading politicians said Russia should adopt Israeli methods of fighting against terrorism and preventing terrorist attacks.

Israel’s main Ben Gurion Airport is internationally renowned for its total screening of passengers and their baggage along with the thorough questioning of those arriving in the country.