Sri Lanka to heighten security at Colombo international airport

Sri Lanka’s Civil Aviation Authority Director General HMC Nimalsri announced that Sri Lanka will heighten security measures at the Bandaranaike International Airport in Colombo to combat terrorism.

The official said that Sri Lanka was mandated to use body scanners to screen passengers at airports and would use the body scanners depending on the security threat level and if there was a need.

He added that Sri Lanka was currently studying other possible internationally adopted measures, reports Colombo Page.

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