Terror Alerts
 

Has anyone heard anything about increased security around Abu Dhabi this weekend for the F1? :(

I was in le Meridien hotel last night and they are setting up airport style luggage detectors at the entrances to the hotel and the village. :ohmy:

I don't know if the other hotels have been this cautious. :confused:

Re: Terror Alerts
 

whether there is a specific threat i dont know but i do know that they are ramping up security for it considerably.
They did a bomb drill last weekend complete with hillarious EOD team, there are literally hundreds of police already down there and i did hear that there might be random vehicle checks and searches.

tbh though its an obvious target so to ramp up security is hardly surprising and i doubt that there is any need to be more cautious than at any major event ie the 7's etc

Re: Terror Alerts
 

They driving absolutely crazy. They set up a military camp between the labour camps on the northern side of the island, Apache helicopters (or whatever) are flying over the island every now and then, surface-to-air missiles along the shoreline, etc.
Yesterday morning I got almost arrested when leaving the main road behind the hotels because my paperworks were not 100% correct. But today during lunchtime I was able to leave my muddy footprints on the carpets of the grandstand VIP lounges and absolutely no security personnel anywhere around to stop me as everybodey went for lunch. :thumbup:

Re: Terror Alerts
 

There are no SAMs along the shoreline.