Concrete barriers have been erected at Birmingham’s German Market to prevent suicide bombers.
The bollards were put up this week to safeguard the thousands who flock to the seasonal city centre attraction each day. It is estimated that 5.5 million people will visit the market before it closes on December 29.
The move follows a rash of global attrocities involving car or truck bombs. Vehicles packed with explosives have been used to cause carnage.
It comes in the same week that two Birmingham men were found guilty of giving cash to Mohamed Abrini , the “man in the hat” Brussels Airport terror attack suspect.
A member of the emergency services told the Sunday Mercury: “We were told by the police they are there to prevent terrorist attacks.”
Just last month it was revealed counter-terror police are on high alert following tip-offs that ISIS and al-Qaeda plan attacks on shopping areas.
A security source told the Daily Mirror: “Britain is very much in the sights of the jihadists but thankfully plots and plotters have been disrupted and stopped.
“Whilst UK agencies have been extremely good at preventative intelligence operations against jihadist groups, other European equivalents have been less successful, sadly.
“This means the entire continent is vulnerable to attack, as we have seen in France, Germany and Belgium, but particularly in the run-up to Christmas.”
The threat level to Britain for international terrorism has been at “severe” since 2014, meaning that an attack is “highly likely,” although no known plot is underway.
