Gibraltar. 22nd March 2017. Pedestrians delayed at the crossing of the road by the runway as security measures increased due to increased vigilance following the London attacks. Security was stepped up across Gibraltar following the attacks in London today. The British Overseas territory, a thousand miles away from London, responded immediately to the attacks in London with armed police focusing their patrols across the city centre. Credit: Stephen Ignacio/Alamy Live News
Gibraltar - 22nd March 2017 - Pedestrians delayed at the crossing of the road by the runway as security measures increased due to increased vigilance following the London attacks. Security was stepped up across Gibraltar following the attacks in London today. The British Overseas territory, a thousand miles away from London, responded immediately to the attacks in London with armed police focusing their patrols across the city centre. In other parts cross border controls with Spain were stepped up increasing the delays in crossing the border with an almost 2hr delay in crossing. The Deputy Chief Minister also called an emergency meeting of COBRA at Number Six Convent was also stepped up across all military base installations.
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