Christmas Eve Beijing police launch anti-terrorism yellow warning

Yesterday afternoon, the Snow Leopard Commando in Sanlitun street patrol. Beijing police the same day in the city rating and medium-sized supermarkets start yellow warning.

Yesterday afternoon, Sanlitun, crossing the public curious to "Snow Leopard Commando" around.

Yesterday afternoon, a woman from beside the police and security patrol passed.

With the "Christmas", New Year's Day approaching, shopping promotions, celebration and entertainment activities gradually increased. Yesterday, the Beijing police and medium-sized supermarkets in the city to start a yellow grade warning, Sanlitun district, etc., there are special police armed duty, the surrounding road regulation, was also clean up trash.

Yesterday, the United States, Britain released a security warning Embassy in China, said the possible threats against Westerners in Sanlitun.

Sanlitun increase security, some trash withdrawal

Beijing Public Security Bureau said that during the Christmas season, general promotional activities in supermarkets will start yellow rating warning, to have all kinds of promotional activities focus on regulatory supermarkets, a shop a warning. Currently District Branch has developed security program and plans to handle emergencies.

Beijing News reporter learned that Beijing police warning and medium-sized supermarkets into four levels, namely red, orange, yellow, green rating, the highest level of red, green normal level. According to media reports in December 2005, "Beijing and medium-sized suppliers market emergencies graded early warning program of work," began the formal implementation.

Starting from yesterday morning, the Sanlitun police perimeter had been arranged. 10 am, in Gongtibeilu SWAT special vehicles have been stopped at the intersection. Afternoon Snow Leopard Commando also Sanlitun temporary duty point, there is special police armed patrols.

"Increase the number of security than usual, and all of the trash removed." Yesterday afternoon, the Pacific in a security briefing on duty, shopping malls surrounding the trash has been withdrawn.

US embassy received information about a possible terror attack Sanlitun

And yesterday afternoon, the US embassy website news release, said the information received before and after Christmas Day or potential threat against westerners in Beijing Sanlitun area. Strongly recommends that US citizens remain vigilant. US embassy personnel have been on the US government issued the same recommendation.

For this message, the Beijing News reporters connect US Embassy press officer, he said, "We released the information received this message because a possible terror attack, on that information, we have expressed required to say information".

Then yesterday afternoon, the British Embassy microblogging update, saying "the British Embassy said the information received on or around Christmas, may appear a threat against westerners in Beijing Sanlitun area."

British embassy to Beijing News reporter said that this was a foreign travel tips, only British citizens against traveling to China, the time is around Christmas.

US second release safety warning in China

Also yesterday, the Chinese Embassy also issued a "security alert," said a Chinese citizen living in America to improve risk prevention awareness, attention to safety, pay attention to suspicious people around and so on.

Renowned terrorism expert Li Wei told the media said publicly that this is not the first time the United States released this warning in Chinese. After the "9.11", the United States has released a security warning against China's four five-star hotel. That is, the release of such a warning is the second in China.

Li Wei believes that the British embassy news release, is likely to be available or to assess the United States received information that security threats against Americans will also for the British, it is sent as a message.

Wei said the Chinese Embassy in the United States for security of citizens reminder, probably China's assessment of the security situation in the United States. Because this is the most important goal of American terrorists, but also a time when Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.

■ response

Dongcheng police

Crowd gathered immediately appear limiting control

Dongcheng police set up security work command, the implementation of "one minute disposal", "above and below ground integration", bringing a dog patrols and other measures to increase investment in key areas, crowded places video patrol control, and strengthen the armed patrol control. Wangfujing, Qianmen, Chongwenmen shopping district and Nanluoguxiang and other crowded places, will be fully equipped to strengthen the power of persuasion, and propaganda with enough lighting at night and amplification equipment, convection crowd gathered once appeared to take control limiting measures immediately.

West City police

Entertainment for the hotel industry to increase inspection

Xicheng district police in-depth market and medium-sized suppliers, restaurants, cinemas and other parts of the key places to carry out two rounds of investigation thoroughly in advance, take the initiative to gather the activities relating to the case to be held. Security Detachment organize the police station to increase hotel industry, entertainment daily inspection, adversarial inspection teams insist on carrying out a thorough investigation every day, at least once a week for the organization scale peer review.

Chaoyang Police

Sanlitun Bar for security checks

Sanlitun, Chaoyang police station and fire-fighting facilities on the area of ​​Bar secure channel security checks do not meet the requirements of the bar ordered rectification. Inspection, police also on how to prevent pickpocketing bag for bar security staff training.

Beijing Fire

Churches and other places of the church focus of investigation

Beijing Fire investigation focused on shopping malls, markets for festivals anniversary, promotions and other activities; focus on investigation and auditoriums, theaters and other large-scale exhibition held exhibitions, theatrical performances and other circumstances; focus on investigation and hotels, restaurants, dance halls, bars, with entertainment organized dining places "Christmas," "New Year" theme party activities; focus on investigation and churches, churches and other places of religious activity hold religious activities.

Haidian Education Commission

Remind students not to Sanlitun, Houhai

Yesterday afternoon, the reporter learned from the Haidian District, some schools, security department has received notification of Haidian District Board of Education requires schools to strengthen student outings management before and after New Year's Day next two days and do not go to Sanlitun, after the sea activities and other crowded places.

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Sanlitun: two in the morning the police on duty

6:30 last night, Sanlitun Bar Street congestion, surrounding police patrol everywhere, Pacific, the north gate of Workers and other places have a number of police on duty, some of the mall entrance, police armed with firearms on duty.

Late 8:30, within the Sanlitun district in Pacific, more than wearing "security volunteers" patrol staff in the field. Staff, perimeter patrol last night continued in Sanlitun, suspicious circumstances, immediately reported to the public security department.

9:00 pm, Pacific in the front of the store Uniqlo sparse crowd, the police lined up patrols. There is a business trying to take advantage of staff carrying Christmas billboard publicity discouraged by police, he said, "can not stay here, get going."

Uniqlo in the Pacific in front of the shop, several gunmen armed police guard, armed police stationed around the armored vehicles on duty, attracting pedestrians photo onlookers.

In addition, at the Sanlitun Bar Street, South Side, police placed the "traffic management and control, please bypass" signs at the intersection. Police, auxiliary police "shop" full road, directing traffic at the same time, warned the owners of temporary parking seize leave.

Traffic police, traffic is heavy on Christmas Eve, so the implementation of the temporary traffic control measures. Since the beginning of yesterday 16:00 to 11:00 the night, "has yet to receive a message when the lift traffic control."

Beijing police said yesterday 10:00 Sanlitun entered the garrison state, to 11 points last night, steady alarm, the police will have been on duty after two in the morning. It is understood that yesterday, before the garrison began, the police have all the trash emptied achieve the effect of counter-terrorism explosion.

Police said that, like other major holidays, Christmas Eve Beijing police launched a high-level prevention and control. In addition to the Sanlitun area, in the city's major venues, shopping malls and subway bus and other population concentration region have invested a lot of police.