Madrid prohibits trucks in the holidays to prevent attacks – Telam

The Madrid city Council will prohibit the movement of trucks over 3,500 kilos during the festive events vincluados to the Magi of the coming days 3, 4 and 5 of January, to facilitate the work of the bodies of security after the attacks of Nice and Berlin.

According to the agency EFE sources of the city council, this prohibition, agreed upon together with the National Police Spanish, and not due to an increase in the level of security, but to a work of “prevention”.

During these three days, the capital will celebrate the traditional parades of Kings, processions of several kilometers that concentrate thousands of people and in which multiple floats accompany the three Kings -Melchor, Gaspar and Balthasar – who, according to tradition, bring gifts to children.

The agents ask drivers of this type of vehicles that leave the districts that are going to go horseback riding, even though no penalties will be imposed.

in Addition, the Police also placed obstacles such as plant pots, poles, and heavy-duty vehicles in these parades and other christmas events such as the Chimes of the end of the year from the central Door of the Sun, which bring together thousands of people to receive the new year.

But Madrid is not the only city that takes precautions. Some of the european capitals who have been victims of terrorist attacks in the last time will reinforce the security during the celebrations of the end of the year to prevent potential attacks and protect the citizens.

France will mobilize approximately 96.000 effective to ensure safety, especially in missions of prevention, but also surveillance on the roads to avoid infringements in the circulation, said the minister of the Interior, Bruno Le Roux.

According to the first figures filtered out, the safety device of the last night of the year will be composed by 52.600 police officers, over 36,000 police officers and 7,000 military mission Sentinelle, who patrol the streets, sensitive institutions and strategic centres throughout the country.

In both Spain, Madrid banned the circulation of trucks of more than 3,500 kilos during the days 3, 4 and 5 January, the date in which you perform a traditional parade of the three Kings.

Sources of the Madrid city Council reported that the ban, agreed in conjunction with the National Police Spanish, and not due to an increase in the level of security, but to a work of “prevention”.

In Brussels, the stepped-up security at the centre of the city. Rose barriers of concrete and increased the police presence after the attack by islamist last week in Berlin, which killed 12 people.