3,000 cameras to monitor G20 summit

UK Press | Apr 1, 2009

Police will have access to more than 3,000 CCTV cameras as the world’s most powerful political leaders arrive in London for Thursday’s G20 summit.

Senior officers were continuing their preparations at Scotland Yard’s Central Communications Command. The building, in Lambeth, south London, houses the force’s specialist operations room, with live links to cameras across the capital.

The open plan office-style room will become a hive of activity on Wednesday as more than 100 officers and civilian staff monitor the city. They will oversee the movements of diplomats, including United States President Barack Obama, and the expected massing of protesters in the City of London.

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