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How Britain celebrates Christmas in 2017: Armed guards, concrete barriers and metal detectors spring up around festive markets due to terror attack fears

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How Britain celebrates Christmas in 2017: Armed guards, concrete barriers and metal detectors spring up around festive markets due to terror attack fears

How Britain celebrates Christmas in 2017: Armed guards, concrete barriers and metal detectors spring up around festive markets due to terror attack fears

  • Armed police, large concrete barriers and stop and search checks carried out at festive markets across UK
  • Heavy police presence at festive events in London, Birmingham, Manchester, Leeds, Edinburgh and Bath
  • Britain is on a severe terror alert in aftermath of attacks in Westminster, London Bridge and Manchester
  • Last year an ISIS fanatic murdered 12 when he ploughed a lorry through Berlin's Breitscheidplatz market

By Alex Matthews For Mailonline

Published: 13:09 GMT, 20 November 2017

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Armed police walk among shoppers in Edinburgh Christmas market as Britain's terror alert remains at 'severe' going into the festive period



Britain's Christmas markets  will surrounded by a ring of a steel with armed police on patrol and metal detectors at entrances as security is raised over new terror fears.

There will be concrete barriers, stop and search checks and officers on the ground at the popular festive events in London, Birmingham, Manchester, Leeds, Edinburgh and Bath in the run up to Christmas.

The precautions are being taken after the Local Government Association warned councils to be vigilant this year with the terror threat level to the UK currently at 'severe' - meaning an incident is 'highly likely'.

Britain has suffered from the three horrific attacks this year with innocent people and children killed in London and Manchester.

But while security is being ramped up in light of the atrocities in Westminster in March, the Manchester Arena in May and London Bridge in June, the authorities are also concerned about a potential copy-cat attack.  

Last Year 12 were murdered when an ISIS fanatic ploughed a lorry through Berlin's Breitscheidplatz Christmas market. 



Twelve people were killed and dozens wounded when ISIS fanatic Anis Amri ploughed a lorry into the Breitscheidplatz Square Christmas market, in Berlin on December 19 2016


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Concrete bollards create a protective wall around Manchester Christmas market, mere months after the city was hit by a devastating terror attack at the Manchester Arena



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Buzz of the Orient
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1  seeder  Buzz of the Orient    7 years ago

What's it like to live in such fear?  Why?

 
 
 
Buzz of the Orient
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2  seeder  Buzz of the Orient    7 years ago

On the other hand, maybe coming soon to aa neighbourhood near you.  The "clearing" of the bicycle path in NYC should be a wakup call.  But then those who do publish wakup calls are usually listed by SPLC and prevented from lecturing on campuses.

 
 
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