U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) announced progress had been made toward having the latest bomb protection technology installed in transit hubs to prevent attacks such as the December 2017 bombing of a tunnel between 42nd Street - Times Square and the Port Authority Bus Terminal.
Immediately following the December attack, Schumer called for the fast-tracking of technology in development by the Transportation Security Administration known as Stand Off Explosive Detection, which helps identify individuals with explosives by screening the natural emissions emanating from a person’s body.
The technology has been in development since 2004 and was to begin testing in Penn Station this week.
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