Focus Taiwan
Date: 2017/10/04
By: Liu Chien-pang and William Yen
Taipei, Oct. 4 (CNA) Security is to be beefed up at major Taipei MRT stations, with
By Liu Chien-pang and William Yen
police patrols equipped with electric stun guns and pepper spray, the police rapid transit division said Wednesday.
The move is due to concerns about terrorist attacks around the world such as the London tube bombing, the Marseille knife attack and the recent Las Vegas mass shooting, according to a press release issued by the Taipei City Police Department.
Shen Yung-huan (沈永煥), deputy division head of the rapid transit division, told CNA that police sentry posts will be set up at 12 metro stations. [FULL STORY]