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SECURITY NEWS REVIEW
VEHICLE BOMB ATTACK
HOW TO PROTECT SPORTS STADIA FROM THIS NEW THREAT
Football stadiums, and other sporting arenas such as
the larger rugby and cricket grounds, might be viewed
as ideal targets by a terrorist organisation.
Bi-Steel Quick Link Lite redeployable vehicle barriers
T
hey are therefore locations which are quick to install and highly effective in action.
need to be protected from terrorist
car or truck bomb attack.
The newest form of terrorist attack, that from the
suicide car or truck bomber, is a very real threat,
one, that as incidents in London and at Glasgow
Airport in 2007 proved, could have devastating
consequences. These events highlighted the need to
provide adequate protection against this emerging
terrorist tactic for crowded places such as major
transport hubs like these, as well as sports arenas
and shopping centres,
This form of terrorist attack, using a vehicle
borne improvised explosive device (VBIED),
has been used to cause significant damage and
has lead to tragic loss of life, in several parts of
the world in recent years. The terrorist threat to
the UK is not receding and the threat level, as
issued by HM Government, is still at ‘severe,’
meaning that a terrorist attack is ‘highly likely’.
The Government has been highly active in
recent years in making UK citizens aware of the
terrorist threat through bodies such as NatCTSO Terrorism Protective Security Advice for Stadia impartial advice on terrorist and crime related
(National Counter Terrorism Security Office, and Arenas’, is intended to give protective security subjects to planners, developers, builders,
www.nactso.gov.uk) and the CPNI (Centre for advice to those who are responsible for stadium landlords and estate/facility managers etc.
the Protection of Critical National Infrastructure, and arena security, irrespective of size and capacity, Security by Design
www.cpni.gov.uk). Both organisations work with and is not specific to any particular sport or event. The purpose of a ‘Security by Design’ approach
Government security services to help reduce the When designing a new sports facility, or when involves the use of blast resistant materials, the
impact of terrorism in the UK by protecting the the owner is in the process of a major upgrade to embracing of appropriate building design
country’s most vulnerable sites and assets and by an existing site, the concept of ‘Security by methodologies and implementation of relevant site
enhancing our resilience to terrorist attack. Design’ needs to be embraced. Practical advice layouts and perimeter security schemes in order to
Guidance for owners of football stadiums on how to design to protect from terrorist attack reduce the consequences of a VBIED attack to
and sports arenas can be obtained from local Counter Terrorism ALARP (As Low As Reasonably Practical). This is
Specific guidance on how to protect sports Security Advisors (CTSAs) and Architectural
arenas from terrorist attack is now available from Liaison Officers (ALOs), all contactable through
NatCTSO. The organisation’s publication, ‘Counter local police offices, who can give a wide range of
Bi-Steel vehicle security walls can be designed to blend it with local surroundings.
Bi-Steel can be used to provide blast protection for
complete buildings or for critical areas within them.
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