The Belgian airport police on Wednesday in an open letter to its executives issued a damning indictment on safety at Brussels Airport, the Belgian national airport where extremists on March 22 committed an attack.
There was a lack of security, which the terrorists were able to take a more easily pile height.Moreover, a large part of the staff a criminal record.
In the opinion of the police is the airport security tackled extremely lax and signals were ignored about safety. After the attack the airport police to do its job ,, in circumstances which could have been avoided, should have been avoided, "according to the letter.
shocking picture
The letter writers argue that the rapid establishment of an intervention which is specially trained for anti-terrorism operations. Police paints a shocking picture of the check at the airport. The many warnings of police personnel notwithstanding, no adequate measures have been taken since in Belgium increased the threat of terrorism.
In the letter outline the policemen remarkable facts. So are all crucial spots on Zaventem freely accessible to everyone. The left-luggage procedure is questionable. Evacuation is rarely used given the important economic character of the airport.
'Abominable'
There is, as the police, by a shortage of staff. Too few people are working too long to enable a 24-hour control. The infrastructure which the police must work ,, is abominable. "Buildings are old and small arms is outdated and the vehicles are rusty and not always armored.
The Zaventem airport at least until late Thursday afternoon closed for passenger flights. The evaluation of the test carried out Tuesday, is still ongoing. That the airport reported Wednesday.
temporary opening
Eight hundred employees at Brussels Airport, as the airport is officially called, were deployed Tuesday to test the temporary arrangement and the infrastructure for the check.They also examined whether the staff's ready to go back to work.
A week ago founded two bombings enormous damage to the airport. It will take months for the airport the normal number of flights can handle again. The hope is soon to use 20 percent of capacity. Passenger flights are now routed through regional airports.
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