ZCN 2/9/2421: Transport, Shipdock, and Vehicle Checkpoints Established Throughout Lower Zaphira. Marital Law Declared by Council

This is a Zaphira City News publication from 2/9/2421.
== Transporter, Shipdock, and Vehicle Checkpoints Established Throughout Lower Zaphira. Marital Law Declared By Council ==
Security Firms and Law Enforcement To Crackdown On Local and Intercity Travel In Response To Recent Terrorist Attack
Authorities have released a statement in regards to the pogrom that occurred a week ago on Sunday, which was led through Lower Zaphira by an anti-demihuman terrorist cell, yet to be named by authorities:
"After a week of investigation, we have come to learn that security flaws within the networks of the three major modes of transportation in Zaphira were exploited by the unnamed terrorist cell to carry out a mass murder of Lower Zaphira's demihumans and non-humans.
Using these flaws, several false alarms were triggered across the seven major sectors of Lower Zaphira, leading our manpower and security forces to be thinned out and unable to respond appropriately to the major attack. We extend a thank you to local security firms and private sector mercenary groups who responded to the incursion in our stead and issue a declaration:
"This mass murder was a direct attack on our citizens and we will do everything in our power to ensure their safety. As such, all sectors of Lower Zaphira have been placed under lockdown, and the main modes of transport in and out of Zaphira City and Lower Zaphira are now being monitored by government authorities.
"Additionally, we have reasons to believe the attacks on the three corporations this past Saturday was a coordinated attack by a major crime syndicate in response to the failures in their security systems."
[6:26 PM]
Not shortly after this statement, in an unprecedented public appearance, Councilwoman Kimberly Tortalleato spoke out against the failures of the private sector:
"We will no longer place our trust in the private sector for the protection of our citizens, nor those on the Council who would rather line their pockets instead of protect the people. The late Councilman Ando was warned several times by our sector about the noticeable flaws and security and they refused to cooperate ensuring that no such flaws existed. While my heart goes out to the family of Councilman Ando, his failure stands as a testament to the inherent corruption that I, for one, will not tolerate."
Councilwoman Tortalleato then echoed many of the values of outspoken Council Member Satchi of Purple Lotus, who was unreachable for comment at this time.
"The crime and corruption in the government has gone on for too long and we as a people need to stop enabling these corporations by putting our trust in them wholeheartedly. It is time for the people to feel safe in Lower Zaphira, just as much as they do in Zaphira City. We will not be bullied into submission by Terrorists or Crime Syndicates."
Shortly after her appearance, Tortalleato's sector underwent a major sweep by local authorities, who detained over two dozen drug traffickers who had been exploiting the security flaws in transport to courier goods in and out of the sector.
Zaphira News Network will be working alongside authorities to provide real-time updates to traffic and transportation to facilitate an easy transition to the new security checkpoints. This has been ZNN.
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