Armed security for Tongan airports [1]
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Friday, October 24, 2003 - 16:16. Updated on Sunday, May 11, 2014 - 10:53.
Security officers at Tonga's airports will be armed in the near future.
Tonga's Minister for Civil Aviation, Prince 'Ulukalala Lavaka Ata, told he Tongan parliament that it was important for selected officers at Tonga's two international airports, Fua'amotu International Airport in Tongatapu and Lupepau'u Airport in Vava'u to be armed, a part of the global war on terror.
The House passed the amendment of the Arms and Ammunition Act with a vote of 14-8, in October.
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