Securing the President

The mother of all security operations blanketing the harbour city will peak the moment Air Force One enters Australian air space, reports The Herald Sun.

... Mr Bush's travelling in convoy in a blast-proof, heavily armoured vehicle surrounded by other blast-proof, heavily armoured vehicles.

Security experts expect the convoy to have the capacity to jam mobile phone reception in a wide area around the president.

This special technology is meant to prevent mobile phones being used to detonate bombs and to stop would-be attackers colluding over phones. "

emily | 6:20 PM | Technology |
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