UK holds terror conference to make Square Mile ‘safest city area in the world’ London's business district set to trial new counter-terrorism tool

(National-UAE) A terror conference took place [last week] in London with the aim of making the capital’s business district the “safest city area in the world.”

Hosted by City of London Police, more than 150 security professionals, business leaders and counter-terrorism experts attended the CT2022 event.

Organisers said the event was focused on making the Square Mile the safest city area in the world.

Figen Murray, whose son, Martyn Hett, was killed in the Manchester Arena bombing, spoke about the importance of the proposed Protect Duty legislation and the need for more stringent security measures in public spaces.

Her son was killed along with 21 others when ISIS terrorist Salman Abedi detonated a bomb at the end of an Ariana Grande concert in 2017.

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