Chinese weapons maker shows off 150 new anti-terror gadgets
More than 150 counter-terrorism equipment were unveiled by a Chinese weapons maker, including cut-resistant gloves and crash-resistant guardrails meant to prevent tragedies like the Tiananmen Square suicide car bombing last year.
More than 150 counter-terrorism equipment were unveiled by a Chinese weapons maker, including cut-resistant gloves and crash-resistant guardrails meant to prevent tragedies like the Tiananmen Square suicide car bombing last year.
The gold-painted railing, made of “high-intensity” stainless steel, was exhibited on Wednesday with other counter-terror equipment at the China North Vehicle Research Institute, which is under the auspices of the country's main weapons development body, China North Industries Group.
The gloves and a multi-functional device equipped with a “tentacle”, designed to apprehend attackers, were also on display, the Beijing Youth Daily reported.
The equipment was designed in the face of China's increasingly severe anti-terror situation, officials told the newspaper, the official mouthpiece of the Beijing Communist Party’s Youth League.
Developed by China North Industries Group, the railings were installed from Fuxingmen to Jianguomen, part of Chang’an Avenue, along which are the Tiananmen gates and top officials’ residences.