Disney has increased security measures for its parks
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Disney has increased security measures in its theme parks all over the world
This measure was taken after it was found out that the author of the massacre in Orlando visited Walt Disney World in Florida City, contemplating the idea of an attack, according to AFP.
A Disney board member, who requested to remain anonymous, told AFP that the author of the attack, Omar Mateen, visited Walt Disney World in April. More, People Magazine reported that gunman Omar Mateen and his wife, Noor Zahi Salman, visited Walt Disney World in April. Salman told federal authorities that, more recently, her husband has been "scouting Downtown Disney and Pulse nightclub for attacks."
"Unfortunately, we live in a world of uncertainty and there is a need to increase security measures on our properties," said in a statement the Disney spokeswoman, Jacquee Wahler. The measures include metal detectors, dogs, and "less visible means, using the latest security techniques," as Wahler added.
The Walt Disney World, SeaWorld and Universal parks in the Orlando area installed metal detectors at their entrances in December after terrorists killed 14 people in San Bernardino, Calif. But park employees required only randomly selected patrons to walk through them.
FBI Director James Comey officially declared that investigators were trying to verify if Omar Mateen truly visited Disneyworld and other locations as possible targets of attacks.
Omar Mateen opened fire Pulse club frequented by the LGBT community in Orlando, where he killed 49 people and injured 53, AFP reminds.
This measure was taken after it was found out that the author of the massacre in Orlando visited Walt Disney World in Florida City, contemplating the idea of an attack, according to AFP.
A Disney board member, who requested to remain anonymous, told AFP that the author of the attack, Omar Mateen, visited Walt Disney World in April. More, People Magazine reported that gunman Omar Mateen and his wife, Noor Zahi Salman, visited Walt Disney World in April. Salman told federal authorities that, more recently, her husband has been "scouting Downtown Disney and Pulse nightclub for attacks."
"Unfortunately, we live in a world of uncertainty and there is a need to increase security measures on our properties," said in a statement the Disney spokeswoman, Jacquee Wahler. The measures include metal detectors, dogs, and "less visible means, using the latest security techniques," as Wahler added.
The Walt Disney World, SeaWorld and Universal parks in the Orlando area installed metal detectors at their entrances in December after terrorists killed 14 people in San Bernardino, Calif. But park employees required only randomly selected patrons to walk through them.
FBI Director James Comey officially declared that investigators were trying to verify if Omar Mateen truly visited Disneyworld and other locations as possible targets of attacks.
Omar Mateen opened fire Pulse club frequented by the LGBT community in Orlando, where he killed 49 people and injured 53, AFP reminds.
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