SYDNEY: Australia Sunday released a strategy to prevent vehicle terror attacks carried out in crowded public places following deadly assaults in Barcelona, Nice and London. The report — commissioned after 86 people were killed in the Nice truck attack last year — gives venue operators a “toolkit” to work from when addressing terrorism concerns. “As we have seen from tragic events in Paris, London, Berlin and Barcelona, terrorists continue to target crowded places,” Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said in a statement. Suggested steps include deterrent options like fencing and closed circuit cameras, delaying approaches such as trees and statues to slow down vehicles, and quick response staff. “You can obviously have bollards, you can have seating… you can have works of art, you can have steps, planter boxes,” Turnbull added to reporters in Sydney.

Source: Manila Times August 20, 2017 06:22 UTC