Metro's cameras don't run 24 hours

One week after the government decided to implement extra security precautions following a possible terrorist threat, reports reveal that none of the cameras installed in Prague's metro system run continuously during operational hours. The metro system provides service to commuters between 5:00 a.m. and midnight, but the cameras are not designed to film footage to be archived and used to identify suspects—whether possible terrorists or petty criminals who excel at pick-pocketing in the metro. A spokesman for Prague's transit authority said that it is too costly to run continuous video surveillance, and that the transit authority can not afford such an upgrade. The situation concerns security experts, who say that the metro system is an obvious target for terrorists. Unlike the metro system's cameras, the over 300 street-level cameras in the Czech capital record 24 hours per day.