Date: 02/09/2016

Police on Scottish railways have been given the power to carry Tasers in case of potential extreme threats such as terror attacks. British Transport Police (BTP) announced today that a number of specially-trained officers will begin carrying the weapons, which can incapacitate an individual through an electric shock, in the coming weeks. Alun Thomas, temporary assistant chief constable at the BTP, linked the new measures to the risk of terror attacks. [From Richard Buckby]

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Scottish transport police to carry Tasers because of severe terror risk