MARKET THREAT
Europe’s Christmas markets on terror alert with toughest security ever – from gun cops to bollards hidden as gifts
Top security consultant Stefan Bisanz, who used to provide security to the German Ministry of Defence, says protecting Christmas markets is an enormous challenge
How much do German markets spend on security?
THE amount of money German towns and cities are now having to shell out for Christmas market security has been revealed, according to BILD. vir
Dresden – £1,479,000 on reinforced access protection, mobile vehicle stoppers and perimeter lock-down equipment
Frankfurt am Main – £3,480,000 for Christmas-market anti-vehicle and crowd-protection systems
Bernkastel-Kues – £4,000 for security, plus £87,000 spent on installing pollers (heavy fixed vehicle-blocking posts)
Flensburg – £8,000 rising to £44,000 for market protection
Brandenburg an der Havel – £9,000 rising to £42,000 for upgraded barriers
Neumünster – £17,000 for Christmas-market safety
St. Wendel – £27,000 rising to £30,000
Saarbrücken (Christkindlmarkt) – £31,000 rising to £101,000
Saarbrücken (Weihnachtsgarten) – £58,000 for security measures
Bad Bramstedt – Required more than £44,000 in protections and relocated market
Nürnberg – Annual security costs rise by £7,000 in six years
Rostock – £61,000 rising to £87,000 for market-zone barriers
Marburg – £87,000
Potsdam – More than £218,000 for reinforced access protection
Magdeburg – £218,000 for improved entry-point defences
Augsburg – £218,000 for certified mobile vehicle barriers
Dessau-Roßlau – £374,000 for new anti-vehicle security systems
Hamburg-Mitte – £435,000 in public spending for Christmas-market safety
Darmstadt – £435,000 for security infrastructure
Hannover – £461,000 for barriers and protection
Halle (Saale) – £522,000 for Armis-One and Okta heavy blocking systems
Berlin (Breitscheidplatz) – £157,000 for private security and protective entry controls
Essen – £174,000 for blocks, barriers and staff
Cologne – £931,000 for technical security barriers
Leipzig – £1,218,000 for new physical barrier systems