Australian security expert on Turkey attack

A leading Australian security expert says there's something Australia is doing right and countries such as Turkey may be getting wrong when it comes to airport security.

Australian Security Expert On Turkey AttackAustralian Security Expert On Turkey Attack

Australian Security Expert On Turkey Attack

In the latest attack in Istanbul, the suicide bombers struck not inside the airport but outside, where people were queuing at the first checkpoint to be security-screened to go inside.

The chief executive of Intelligent Risks, Neil Fergus, has advised the Australian government on airport security, including contributing to the Wheeler Review a decade ago.

He tells Rick Feneley the queuing outside only made people easier targets for attack if intelligence had not done its job.

 


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