Security liaison body set up

Beijing police set up a new department yesterday for liaising with foreign security forces to help prevent terrorist attacks during the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.

The setting up of the International Liaison Department (ILD), under the 29th Olympic Security Command Center (OSCC), was announced officially at a reception attended by foreign police liaison officers and officials of embassies in Beijing.

The OSCC also launched the Beijing Olympic Security Website yesterday.