A special New Year artwork in Amritsar, India.
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“This New Year’s Eve I am going to dance and party until the cock crows”, said 35-year-old Franklyn Smith.
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Brussels was home to four of the radical Islamic attackers who killed 130 people in Paris on November 13.
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“We want people to be reassured, not frightened by the number of police officers they may see”.
Major General Anton Charliyan, the National Police spokesman, said security was focusing on anticipating attacks in vulnerable regions, including the capital Jakarta, the tourist resort of Bali and restive Papua West where President Joko Widodo is celebrating the New Year. In Milan, those attending the New Year concert in the square outside the Gothic cathedral will have to negotiate security corridors with barriers, checkpoints, police patrols and a ban on fireworks and glass bottles.
“At this point, we’re not aware of any actionable, credible threats that are out there but we are always in contact with our law enforcement partners both in the jurisdictions, at the state and federal level as well”, Doug Schepman, Denver Police Department spokesperson said.
Police in Kenya, which has been repeatedly attacked by al-Shabaab militants from neighbouring Somalia, urged vigilance as many people prepared to celebrate 2016 in hotels and watch midnight fireworks displays.
Thousands of people, including North Korean refugees, were expected to gather at a town near the border with rival North Korea to watch one of the ceremonies and wish for peaceful Korean unification.
In Dubai, a massive fireworks display kicked off New Year’s at the world’s tallest building, while a raging fire sent smoke billowing into the air from nearby tower.
“Sometimes it makes me feel unsafe”, she said.
Extra armed police officers have been drafted onto London’s streets tonight over fears of a terror attack.
In his New Year message, Prime Minister David Cameron said 2016 could be a “game-changer” for Britain.
In Munich, police warned of an imminent threat of a terror attack as midnight approached and ordered two train stations cleared.
Earlier, European cities ushered in 2016, despite heightened security measures in some countries – along with parts of the Middle East and Africa. Police advised revellers not to go to displays without tickets and to be ready to have their belongings searched.
The huge party on Rio de Janeiro’s Copacabana Beach had two themes: the 100th anniversary of samba music and the upcoming Olympics, which the Brazilian city will host in August.
The ice skating rink will be open tomorrow, on New Year’s Day, from 10 a.m.to 10 p.m. They said they hoped no one was injured.
Rick Milley, 60, who hails from Boston went to Times Square along with wife Debbie, 59, to celebrate New Year’s Eve.
Officials said two men had already been formally charged with terrorism-related offences and that police detained six more people Thursday for questioning over an alleged plot to strike “emblematic sites” in the Belgian capital during the end-of-year festivities. Eleven thousand police, soldiers and fire-fighters are being deployed on the streets.
But they will be vigilant and proactive with celebrations coming just weeks after terror attacks in Paris and San Bernardino, California.
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Security is a big concern in many cities around the world this New Year’s Eve.
