New York, Aug 8(ANI): The United States is beefing up security for the World Trade Center site in New York ahead of the 10th anniversary of the September 11, 2001, terror attacks.
According to the Telegraph, the lower Manhattan force will eventually rise to 670 - larger than any of the 76 precincts in the five boroughs - and entire police departments in other cities across the country.
Thousands of people are expected to visit the 'National September 11 Memorial and Museum', which is expected to be opened on the day.
The report said that the police plan to use a vehicle security centre to screen tour buses, trucks and cars before the visitors enter the site and park.
Pedestrian traffic, including visitors to the museum, also will be screened before they can enter the central plaza.
Ticketed visitors to the memorial will be funnelled into a security screening room with airport-style metal detectors and X-ray machines.
Employees and frequent visitors will be pre-screened so they can bypass regular checkpoints.
The security plan also calls for 400 closed-circuit surveillance cameras in and around the trade centre site.
Live feeds will be monitored around the clock at an NYPD command center.
A computer system has also been designed to detect potential threats like unattended bags, and retrieve stored images based on descriptions of terror or other criminal suspects. (ANI)
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