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Tankers in the front line...
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Tanker operators have been advised to increase their security amid
warnings of further UK terror attacks. Jennifer Ball reports.
TANKER OPERATORS are being urged to step up security amid fears that al-Qaeda is plotting to use a fuel tanker in a terrorist attack on London.
The warning was contained in a US Homeland Security report which states suicide drivers may be planning to hijack trucks and smash them into petrol stations, causing mass casualties.
The report adds: "Al-Qaeda leaders plan to employ various types of fuel trucks as vehicleborne improvised explosive devices in an effort to cause mass casualties in the US [and London]... Some of the vehicles will be hijacked.The type of vehicles may be anything from gasoline tanker trucks to trucks hauling oxygen and gas cylinders."
Operators are now being urged to follow the amendments to the carriage of Dangerous Goods and Use of Equipment Regulations. These include ensuring drivers and their crew carry photo IDs and using devices, equipment or arrangements to prevent the theft of vehicles and their loads.
Peter Lamer from Suckling Transport says his firm is now in regular communication with the Department for Transport about security issues. "This has been going on for many years since the IRA used a truck bomb." he says. -We receive regular updates on security issues.
Andrew Palmer, MD at Suttons Group, reports that its drivers are all given security training on what to do in an emergency.
"We have strict security arrangements in place which are reviewed regularly with the police and other agencies," he says. "There is clearly a heightened sense of awareness given recent events."