Australia announces strategy to prevent vehicle terrorist attacks

(Baonghean.vn)- On August 20, Australia announced a strategy to prevent vehicle terrorist attacks in densely populated areas, following the bloody attacks in Barcelona, ​​Nice and London.

Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull. Photo: AP

This strategy report provides managers of crowded places with a “toolkit” for working where there is concern about potential terrorist incidents.

“As we have seen in tragedies in Paris, London, Berlin and Barcelona, ​​terrorists continue to target crowded places,” Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull told reporters in Sydney. “This strategy will support authorities to improve safety, protection and vigilance at crowded places across the country.”

The strategy provides businesses and local authorities with a guide to assessing the vulnerability of their locations to attacks, including vehicle attacks, and how to make them safe.

A vehicle terrorist attack in Barcelona, ​​Spain, has killed at least 14 people and injured hundreds more. Photo: AP

Some of the proposed steps include deterrents such as setting up fences and surveillance cameras, delaying devices such as trees and statues to slow down vehicles, and increasing rapid response teams.

Prime Minister Turnbull emphasized: "It is possible to design poles, seats... artwork, steps, planter boxes... During the design stage, everything can be done discreetly."

While the report acknowledges that even the best planning cannot prevent attacks in crowded places, it says such measures can reduce casualties and damage.

Australia's terror threat level remains at "probable". Since 2014, police have foiled 13 domestic terror attacks.

On July 29, in a joint anti-terrorism operation, security, intelligence and counter-terrorism forces of New South Wales state and the Australian federal government arrested four people plotting to attack an airplane./.

Lan Ha

(According to AFP)