Qatar to install hundreds of spy cams to keep eye on Al Qaida, traffic
ABU DHABI — Qatar plans to develop and install a command and control
system to monitor crime and terrorism.
Officials said the Gulf Cooperation Council emirate has drafted a
program to procure and install hundreds of surveillance cameras to monitor
vital urban areas, Middle East Newsline reported. They said the project would begin in the Qatari capital
of Doha and monitor people and vehicles.
Qatar has sought to enhance security to foil threats by Al Qaida and
Iran. Doha has been negotiating with Western defense majors in projects to
protect strategic sites, particularly natural gas facilities.
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"These cameras will help us monitor the roads more effectively," Brig.
Gen. Mohammed Saad Al Kharji, a senior police official, said.
Under the plan, the cameras would be linked to a command and control
center operated by the police. The C2 facility would enable police and
security forces to respond quickly to emergencies.