Friday, July 08, 2005

"Almost everywhere Londoners go in public, chances are they're being tracked by cameras."

Police look to closed-circuit TV

Surveillance cameras may yield clues to London bombings
Friday, July 8, 2005 Posted: 0307 GMT (1107 HKT)

LONDON, England (AP) -- Almost everywhere Londoners go in public, chances are they're being tracked by cameras.

Now officials say the British capital's ubiquitous closed-circuit TV cameras may hold the key to helping police determine who was behind Thursday's attacks. Thousands of them watch the subway system alone, and investigators have used the footage in the past to solve crimes.

London's train stations are monitored by 1,800 cameras, and there are more than 6,000 watching the capital's Underground subway network. Cameras also have been installed on some London buses.

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CNN

SOURCE - http://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/07/07/britain.constant.surveillance.ap/index.html