London blasts seen boosting passenger screening


  • World
  • Friday, 08 Jul 2005

LONDON (Reuters) - Londoners hopped back on their famous red double-decker buses on Friday, a day after deadly blasts on the underground and a bus which have prompted a new focus on public transport security. 

After Britain's worst peacetime attack, analysts say the London Underground is likely to move to more sophisticated ways of monitoring passengers to prevent would-be bombers. 

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