Focus Taiwan
Date: 2016/07/10
By: Wang Shu-feng and Evelyn Kao
Taipei, July 10 (CNA) Security measures were tightened Sunday as thousands of Muslims and 
Taipei citizens gathered at Taipei Main Station Sunday for celebrations to mark Eid al-Fitr, or the end of the month-long Ramadan fast.
Rail security has been stepped up around Taiwan since July 7 after a homemade pipe bomb exploded on a commuter train at Songshan Station in Taipei, injuring 25 passengers, according to the Taiwan Railways Administration (TRA).
About 20,000 Muslim workers gathered at Taipei Main Station Sunday morning for a prayer session to celebrate Eid al-Fitr, and the number was expected to rise to around 50,000 in the afternoon when a series of performances were scheduled, the TRA said.
Taipei Main Station Master Huang Jung-hua (黃榮華) said that nine special police officers were deployed at the station to beef up security, while 25 TRA workers and 60 volunteer workers from migrant workers’ groups were on hand to help maintain order. [SOURCE]
