| Retired general Benjamin Defensor (above), ambassador at large for terrorism and chairman of the Apec Counter-Terrrorism Task Force, in yesterday’s forum of the Foreign Correspondents Association of the Philippines.(Ap photo) |
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The country’s major airports are vulnerable to shoulder-fired missiles because many are located near crowded residential areas and public roads, a top anti-terror official said yesterday.
The threat posed by shoulder-fired, surface-to-air missiles could be reduced by restricting vehicles and people near the airports, or moving the facilities to safer sites, said Benjamin Defensor, who heads the anti-terrorism task force of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) Forum.
Although Defensor didn’t single out the Mactan-Cebu International Airport, security at the international facility is critical this year, with Cebu hosting the Asean Ministers’ Summit in December.
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