Concrete Blocks and Police Cordons: Christmas Markets in 2016 Europe
Concrete Blocks and Police Cordons: Christmas Markets in 2016 Europe
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European cities tightened security measures after a deadly truck attack in Berlin. On December 19, a truck rammed into the crowd at the Berlin Christmas market... 22.12.2016, Sputnik International
European cities tightened security measures after a deadly truck attack in Berlin. On December 19, a truck rammed into the crowd at the Berlin Christmas market on the Breitscheidplatz square, killing 12 people and injuring over 40 more.
The Belgian Ministry of the Interior considers that sufficient measures have already been taken to ensure safety at Christmas fairs and will not bolster security. Nevertheless, the Crisis Center at the Ministry of the Interior recommended police to cordon entrances to the markets with concrete blocks.
Belgian police implemented the recommendations of the country’s Crisis Center at the Ministry of the Interior and cordoned entrances to Christmas markets with concrete blocks.
Belgium's terror alert level remains high since the bomb attacks on a Brussels airport and a metro station that killed 32 and injured over 300 in March.
French police make preventive arrests to avoid any risk of a terror attack during Christmas holidays, government spokesman Stephane Le Foll also announced on Monday.
Concrete blocks aiming to prevent terror attacks were placed around a Christmas market in Hamburg in northern Germany.
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