KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 26): Authorities will adopt more "invisible" screening measures to step up security in and around airports as they increasingly become targets for extremist activities, aviation industry experts said this week. Discreet screening measures that allow passengers and visitors to quickly get through security without crowding are likely to be adopted by airports and law enforcement, industry officials said at the AVSEC World conference in Kuala Lumpur. "It can be screening and profiling that you can never see," said Ross Lockie, Asia-Pacific regional officer for aviation security and facilitation, at the International Civil Aviation Organization, a United Nations agency. Aviation and security experts say attacks in areas open to the public are becoming increasingly attractive, because of the crowds gathered there. Security fears have pushed governments in Europe to assign more police to guard airports, and officers armed with machine guns have become a more common sight.

Source: The Edge Markets October 26, 2016 10:52 UTC