Only a Vigilant Travelling Public Can Beat Bombs

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AS I joined thousands of other Londoners trudging around town in the heat yesterday afternoon, my former colleagues at the Yard were again directing police to crime scenes on London's mass transport systems as terrorists attempted to detonate another four bombs on the Underground and on a bus.

As stoic as Londoners have become, many questioned whether enough is being done to protect public transport and some called for airport-style security for the Tube. That won't work, but there is more that can be done.

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Only a Vigilant Travelling Public Can Beat Bombs

The challenges for security chiefs are huge. The Tube network is 50 miles wide, has 274 stations and carries more than three million people a day in almost...

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