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| New Year’s Eve is unfolding around the world in an atmosphere of heightened security, after recent terrorist attacks in Paris and San Bernardino, Calif., associated with or inspired by the Islamic State. The authorities in Turkey and Belgium announced this week that they had disrupted terrorist plots aimed at popular destinations in the capitals. | |
| The Police Department will deploy 6,000 officers around Times Square for the annual ball drop at midnight — about 600 to 800 more than usual, according to Police Commissioner William J. Bratton. “The public should expect to see, not only in the Times Square area, but literally throughout the city, particularly at the special venues, a very significantly enhanced police presence,” Mr. Bratton said on Tuesday at a news conference with Mayor Bill de Blasio. | The Police Department will deploy 6,000 officers around Times Square for the annual ball drop at midnight — about 600 to 800 more than usual, according to Police Commissioner William J. Bratton. “The public should expect to see, not only in the Times Square area, but literally throughout the city, particularly at the special venues, a very significantly enhanced police presence,” Mr. Bratton said on Tuesday at a news conference with Mayor Bill de Blasio. |
| With the Nov. 13 terrorist attacks in mind, the authorities in Paris have opted to mark the holiday in “an atmosphere of sobriety,” France 24 reported. A fireworks display on the Champs-Élysées has been abandoned in favor of a video show. Security will be tight, with 11,000 soldiers, police officers and emergency workers deployed across the city, 2,000 more than last year, the news channel said on its website. | With the Nov. 13 terrorist attacks in mind, the authorities in Paris have opted to mark the holiday in “an atmosphere of sobriety,” France 24 reported. A fireworks display on the Champs-Élysées has been abandoned in favor of a video show. Security will be tight, with 11,000 soldiers, police officers and emergency workers deployed across the city, 2,000 more than last year, the news channel said on its website. |
| The traditional New Year’s Eve festivities with fireworks at the Place de Brouckère, just north of the Grand Place, were canceled on Wednesday evening after a meeting of the City Council because of security concerns. Mayor Yvan Mayeur told The Associated Press that it would be impossible to screen the thousands of people who would attend a mass celebration. Two men were arrested this week and charged with planning a New Year’s Eve attack. | The traditional New Year’s Eve festivities with fireworks at the Place de Brouckère, just north of the Grand Place, were canceled on Wednesday evening after a meeting of the City Council because of security concerns. Mayor Yvan Mayeur told The Associated Press that it would be impossible to screen the thousands of people who would attend a mass celebration. Two men were arrested this week and charged with planning a New Year’s Eve attack. |
| For the first time, the authorities have imposed limits on the number of people who will be allowed to attend festivities at Puerta del Sol square in Madrid (tens of thousands of people traditionally gather there to eat 12 grapes to coincide with the 12 chimes of the clock), El País reported. About 600 police officers, firefighters and paramedics will be stationed in the center of the Spanish capital, where the police will be carrying out bag and body searches. | For the first time, the authorities have imposed limits on the number of people who will be allowed to attend festivities at Puerta del Sol square in Madrid (tens of thousands of people traditionally gather there to eat 12 grapes to coincide with the 12 chimes of the clock), El País reported. About 600 police officers, firefighters and paramedics will be stationed in the center of the Spanish capital, where the police will be carrying out bag and body searches. |
| A “party mile” established between the Brandenburg Gate and the Victory Column has been cordoned off since Christmas, Deutsche Welle reported. The festivities, which typically draw hundreds of thousands of people, will go on, but backpacks, bags, suitcases, folding chairs, glass bottles, fireworks, megaphones and laser pointers have been banned. There will be 900 police officers and 600 security stewards on site, the news agency reported, the highest number ever. | A “party mile” established between the Brandenburg Gate and the Victory Column has been cordoned off since Christmas, Deutsche Welle reported. The festivities, which typically draw hundreds of thousands of people, will go on, but backpacks, bags, suitcases, folding chairs, glass bottles, fireworks, megaphones and laser pointers have been banned. There will be 900 police officers and 600 security stewards on site, the news agency reported, the highest number ever. |
| The authorities in Austria said they had received a warning on Saturday from a “friendly” foreign intelligence service about possible terrorist attacks on New Year’s Eve in European cities. They have not disclosed details, but the authorities have not called off the usual festivities in Austria, known for its New Year’s Eve balls. Hundreds of police officers, including some from special security units, will be deployed throughout the capital. | The authorities in Austria said they had received a warning on Saturday from a “friendly” foreign intelligence service about possible terrorist attacks on New Year’s Eve in European cities. They have not disclosed details, but the authorities have not called off the usual festivities in Austria, known for its New Year’s Eve balls. Hundreds of police officers, including some from special security units, will be deployed throughout the capital. |
| Red Square will be closed to the public, although the Russian authorities said the move had nothing to do with security issues. Instead, entry to the square will be limited to guests invited to a recording of a concert by the state television network Channel One. Alexey Mayorov, the city’s security chief, told Agence France-Presse that the message from the police would be that the “Red Square is closed for an event, and that there are a lot of other places around where people can have a wonderful time.” But a former lawmaker, Alexander Klyukin, told Kommersant radio that the move was “the same as closing off Times Square in New York.” | |
| The British authorities have canceled time off for more than 2,000 armed officers as part of its biggest security presence for New Year’s Eve celebrations, the newspaper The Daily Telegraph reported. Six thousand police officers will be on duty in the capital, but the enhanced security is not just limited to London: Extra police officers will be on hand at celebrations across the country. | |
| Nearly 1,000 uniformed police officers, backed by an undisclosed number of undercover ones, will be providing security for the hundreds of thousands of people expected to converge on the four-mile Las Vegas Strip, The Associated Press reported. As in the past, people were being encouraged to leave behind bags, backpacks and strollers, but sensitivities are higher than normal in light of recent attacks, including a mass shooting in San Bernardino and a driver in Las Vegas who plowed into pedestrians. |