MILAN (AP) — Expo 2015 officials have heightened security measures surrounding the world's fair in Milan, which is expected to attract more than 20 million visitors over six months, following the terror attacks in Paris, the event's commissioner said Thursday. The Expo grounds will be surrounded by a security fence, arriving visitors will be subject to controls similar to those at airports, including metal detectors, and more than 2,000 security cameras will be activated. "The events in Paris made us focus even more attention on security, but this is work we started a long time ago," commissioner Giuseppe Sala said, noting that Expo has been working with Italy's Defense Ministry, secret services and local law enforcement for 18 months. "I don't want to overdramatize the situation, but it is an event that could be subject to risks of that nature," he said. With less than three months to the May 1 opening, Sala gave an overall positive report, noting that 8 million tickets had been sold, one-third of the 24 million projected, and 80 percent of the construction is finished. Still, some countries, like late-comers Turkey and the Netherlands, are scrambling to finish in time.Read more on NewsOK.com
Milan Expo 2015 Tightening Security After Paris Attacks
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