SP's MAI Issue No. 17 | September 01-15, 2012 - Internal Security Updates
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INTERNAL SECURITY / VIEWPOINT
Special Forces Command
By Lt General (Retd) P.C. KatochWhile the Commando Forces should have an integrated tri-Services set up, the Special Forces should be delinked from the military...
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INTERNAL SECURITY
American airports: Morpho streamlines ID checksThe US Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has chosen Morpho (Safran) to develop a solution to optimise ID and boarding pass checks.
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INTERNAL SECURITY / BREACHES
Kim Kardashian pelted with 'flour-bomb'In March 2012, American reality star Kim Kardashian was pelted with a flour-bomb while stepping out to promote her new fragrance at the London Hotel in West Hollywood.
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INTERNAL SECURITY / BREACHES
UNHCR alarmed over security incidents at DadaabLast December, UNHCR stated it was alarmed by a string of recent security incidents targeting the Dadaab refugee complex in northern Kenya.
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INTERNAL SECURITY
Militant groups of the North-eastThere are reports that Indian Insurgent Groups (IIGs) have been using Myanmar territory for safe sanctuary. Manipur-based Meiti insurgent groups like People’s Liberation Army (PLA), United National Liberation Front (UNLF)...
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INTERNAL SECURITY
Naxal attack on infrastructureSince 2009, a total number of around 1,183 incidents of damage to economic infrastructure by the Maoists have been reported from different parts of the country.
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INTERNAL SECURITY / BREACHES
Youth gains entry into captain’s quarters of shipA 20-year-old Eric Carrero of Yonkers, New York, was apprehended after he was found unauthorisedly in the captain’s private quarters of a cargo ship, Andromeda Leader.
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INTERNAL SECURITY / BREACHES
'Active shooter' sends security in a tizzyAn initial report about a suspicious gunman at Davis-Monthan US Air Force Base in 2011 led to a series of communication breakdowns during a chaotic security incident.
