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Security drill at Suvarnabhumi Airport starts this week
BANGKOK, Aug 2 (TNA) - A five-day security exercise, starting Monday, will be held at the Thai capital’s Suvarnabhumi international airport, according to Niran Thiranartsin, airport director.
More than 600 police, military personnel and concerned provincial authorities, plus over 200 participants from the general public will take part in the exercise in which the authorities will have to face and control a protest demonstration during the drill, Mr. Niran said.
He said the exercise will provide communication and control training to participants so that they could operate effectively during an emergency. Several parts of the airport premises may be closed to traffic on Thursday when the exercise is held.
The airport has held similar drills several times in the past after anti-government People’s Alliance for Democracy (PAD) protesters seized the airport last year from November 26 to December 3, suspending all flights.
The protest was held to oust the then government of prime minister Somchai Wongsawat who the PAD claimed was a proxy of ousted administration of premier Thaksin Shinawatra. (TNA)
More than 600 police, military personnel and concerned provincial authorities, plus over 200 participants from the general public will take part in the exercise in which the authorities will have to face and control a protest demonstration during the drill, Mr. Niran said.
He said the exercise will provide communication and control training to participants so that they could operate effectively during an emergency. Several parts of the airport premises may be closed to traffic on Thursday when the exercise is held.
The airport has held similar drills several times in the past after anti-government People’s Alliance for Democracy (PAD) protesters seized the airport last year from November 26 to December 3, suspending all flights.
The protest was held to oust the then government of prime minister Somchai Wongsawat who the PAD claimed was a proxy of ousted administration of premier Thaksin Shinawatra. (TNA)
