The Public Security Police force is to put barriers to prevent the passage of heavy vehicles in areas where they expect thousands of people on the night of new year’s eve in Lisbon and in Porto. The second said to the Observer the spokesman of the Metropolitan Command Lisbon, around the Praça do Comércio will be mounted "rails metal rails anti-vehicle, to avoid situations such as that of Berlin", where a terrorist attack — undertaken by a man who drove a truck against a Christmas market — killed 12 people and left 48 injured in serious condition.
In the Harbor, the same happens in and around the Avenida dos Aliados, where are also to be placed barriers of concrete, to avoid the same type of situation, confirmed to the Observer the source of the PSP.
In statements to the Journal News, the Ministry of Internal affairs notes that, in spite of these measures, the level of alert of a terrorist attack in the Uk remains without changes.
In the capital, more precisely in the downtown of the city, will be created for three perimeters of security and the strengthening of agents on the street may be up to two hundred. Will be on the street agents of the Body Intervention teams rapid intervention and elements of the traffic division. The perimeter the wider extends to the area of Rossio, where you will be visible elements of the Body of Intervention. To the extent that the perimeter will stretch, getting closer to the Praça do Comércio, the presence of the forces of authority will be less visible, but not so in smaller number.
it Is in the area of baixa pombalina which concentrates the largest number of staff, but this will be overlooked policing, with reinforcement, in other areas of the capital.
THE PSP warns people not to bring cars to the zones of the festivities, nor carry objects of great value, as well as large sums of money of money in the luggage.
the traffic in The Downtown area of Lisbon is going to suffer some constraints this Saturday night due to the concert inserted in the festivities of new year’s eve, but Metro will work all night, pointed to the town Hall.
In a statement, the agency warns that traffic will be interrupted from 18: 00 at Avenida Infante D. Henrique, Avenida 24 de julho, and in the area surrounding the praça do Rossio, Praça da Figueira and the Terreiro do Paço, where they will perform the concert of Rui Veloso and Act.
The traffic will be reopened "as soon as they are guaranteed the conditions of road safety, and pedestrian, after the cleaning of the streets surrounding".
The Lisbon Metro will keep the Blue Line running throughout the night, and open the stations of the Pontinha, Colégio Militar, Jardim Zoológico, Praça de Espanha, Marquês de Pombal, Restauradores, Baixa-Chiado and Santa Apolónia.
The station is Terreiro do Paço closed by 23h45 and the rest of the lines and stations of the metro are shut in the normal time (01.00).
On Sunday, in the wake of the testimony of Raquel Tavares, the traffic will be cut off between 16h00 and 20h00 in the Avenida Ribeira das Naus.
The concern with the security on the night of the New Year extends to several cities in the world. In New York city, more exactly in Times Square, where thousands of people celebrate the entry of the new year, will be placed around the square, dozens of trucks of garbage loaded with sand to prevent access to the area where they are expected two million people. Police armed with dogs, helicopters in large numbers will make the new year’s eve in Times Square, says New York police, "in the event the most well policed and with greatest protection in the world".
there Will be about seven thousand police officers. It is forbidden to bring umbrellas, big bags and the consumption of alcohol is banned.
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