Nanjing police bus carrying guns _ said it would not affect members of the public to travel armed | | riot police news

The Yangtze evening news (Xinhua correspondents Ji Yuxuan Lin Zhi Xun) yesterday morning, who lives in Nanjing drum tower and jianye, a number of members of the public, when taking a bus trip found that stop near a group of armed police. Every now and then they stopped the bus, car inspections, or boarded the bus, and people sitting together a few stops before getting off. It is understood that this situation will exist during the Youth Olympic Games as a whole. Yesterday, the Yangtze evening news reporter from Nanjing municipal public security patrol team was informed that starting from 17th, police will step up inspections of the bus, on the one hand protection of public safety, on the one hand trying to take advantage of public transportation criminals who act as a deterrent.

5 questions for members of the public, our interviews were conducted.

1. civilian police search vehicles, travel time will not be affected?

Nanjing Public Security Bureau security patrol detachment officer told reporters that public concern is reasonable, but in practice, the police focused on platform and conducted random inspections of vehicles, would not delay the public transport.

2. What is to be found, whether for show?

An officer told reporters that the inspected object are dangerous people and things, on the one hand protection of public safety, on the one hand pose a great deterrent to dangerous people and things.

3. the adequacy of the police?

Yangtse evening post reporter learned that, this focussed on Nanjing's 5,157 542 bus routes and bus stop, with a focus on involving youth Olympic Games along with key municipal engineering of Nanjing 117 250 bus routes and bus station. An officer said, while much focussed, but the police force equipped with adequate action.

4. What are equipped with heavily armed?

An officer told reporters that the police fully equipped main weapon is a pistol, as well as carry-on policing tools such as batons, pepper spray.

5. the police with guns on the bus will be in danger?

Police officials, police involved in the operation are well-trained anti-riot police. Very familiar with the use of firearms and, of course, gun's role focuses on deterrence to criminals, not a last resort does not draw his gun.

07:11 on July 19, 2014 Yangtse evening post