SECURITY TIGHTENED IN BRITAIN.Byline: Stephanie Strom Stephanie Strom (born in Dickinson, Texas) is an American journalist who has been a national correspondent for The New York Times since December 2002. Strom received her B.A. from Northwestern University in 1985 and an M.S. The New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of Times Britons are exhibiting their renowned stiff upper lips in response to the Irish Republican Army's renewed bomb attacks here, determinedly carrying on with their daily routines in the belief that to do anything else would be giving in a falling inwards; a collapse. See also: Giving to terrorism. Consequently, visitors are unlikely to encounter much tangible evidence of the stepped-up security measures Noun 1. security measures - measures taken as a precaution against theft or espionage or sabotage etc.; "military security has been stepped up since the recent uprising" security that went into effect within hours of the explosion on Feb. 9 in the Docklands, a financial center in the eastern part of the city. The bomb killed two and wounded 100. Security was heightened even further after a second bomb went off Feb. 17 in a double-decker bus A double-decker bus is a bus that has two levels. While double-decker long-distance coaches are in widespread use around the world, double-decker city buses are less common. making its way along the Aldwych, a street lined with hotels and restaurants in the theater district. One man, later identified by the IRA Ira, in the Bible Ira (ī`rə), in the Bible. 1 Chief officer of David. 2, 3 Two of David's guard. IRA, abbreviation IRA. as one of its guerillas, was killed, and nine were injured. The British Tourist Authority said that so far, only a few tour groups had canceled their plans to visit the United Kingdom, and that of the 1,500 or so calls that come in daily to the authority's New York office, only a tiny fraction had been inquiries about security. Security measures are subtle, but visible. Guards who stand outside Buckingham Palace have traded in their ceremonial crimson jackets, busbies and rifles for camouflage, berets and machine guns because the police have had indications that members of the royal family are likely terrorist targets. Bobbies wearing neon yellow jackets and guns on their hips have been in attendance at the changing of the guard. Guards in military fatigues are also patrolling the perimeter of some of the other royal residences - Windsor Castle, St. James Palace, home of Prince Charles, and Kensington Palace, where the Princess of Wales Noun 1. Princess of Wales - English aristocrat who was the first wife of Prince Charles; her death in an automobile accident in Paris produced intense national mourning (1961-1997) Diana, Lady Diana Frances Spencer, Princess Diana lives - and the police are not allowing parking anywhere nearby. Other security measures taken throughout the city are far less apparent. There are more bobbies strolling around areas that attract visitors, and theaters and stores are doing spot checks of handbags. Those taking the subway may run into a temporary station closing caused by police officers investigating bomb threats. |
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