(Deutsche Welle) Authorities in the German city of Cologne have increased security measures around its cathedral ahead of New Year’s Eve.
Police officers armed with submachine guns were being deployed to protect people planning to ring in the new year near the famous landmark.
“That may be unsettling, I know,” Martin Lotz, the officer in charge of the area, said on Friday.
Authorities alerted to terror threat
Security was ramped up outside Cologne’s cathedral since before Christmas when police received information pointing to threats over a possible New Year’s Eve attack.
