Off the wire
• FLASH: ELECTORAL COLLEGE CONFIRMS TRUMP WINS U.S. PRESIDENCY  • Slovenia condemns killing of Russian ambassador in Turkey  • Feature: Children in Aleppo share "the Little Match Girl" suffering  • German Vice Chancellor calls for more investment in research, development  • 1st LD Writethru: UN intends to convene Syrian peace talks in Geneva on Feb. 8, 2017: spokesperson  • Higher U.S. interest rates could benefit Eurozone: German research institute  • Cuban pilot program to connect 2,000 homes to Internet  • Heavy rain in Spain kills one  • Libyan government to bring rival parties back for negotiations: spokesman  • 4th LD Writethru: Nine killed, 50 others injured when truck ploughs into crowd in Berlin Christmas market  
You are here: 　 Home

Czech Republic to tighten security after Berlin attack

Xinhua, December 20, 2016 Adjust font size:

Czech police will tighten security measures after at least nine people were killed on Monday in Berlin when a lorry ploughed into the crowd, Czech Interior Minister Milan Chovanec announced.

The decision was made after a discussion with Czech Police President Tomas Tuhy, Chovanec wrote on his twitter account.

The number of police patrols on streets will rise by Tuesday and authorities will meet, probably on Tuesday morning, to decide whether to raise the level of terrorist threat in the Czech Republic, Chovanec told Czech Television (CT).

According to the official, based on the information gathered so far, an upgrade of terrorist threat level in the country is unnecessary.

A lorry ploughed into a crowd at a Christmas market in Berlin on Monday night, killing nine people and injuring 50 others, Berlin police have announced. Endit