Security will be beefed up in Madrid at Christmas after the latest jihadist incident in Puente de Vallecas, police sources have told the ABC. Those responsible for this mission are troops Policing Intervention Unit (UIP) … Which will have more fixed points in different parts of the capital.
It is expected that this increase in the number of agents will be confirmed as of the previous dates December long weekend. During this period, it is expected that the number of people visiting Madrid will increase, as will Christmas shopping.
The National Police usually increases operations on these dates, but this year they will increase slightly. A decision taken after the recent jihadist attack.
The sources consulted by this medium confirm that this reinforcement will consist of more fixed points on the streets of Madrid. Some strategic places where there will be regular vehicle presence Riot police. “If there were five before, now dozens are installed,” these sources develop.
In this way, the police officers had already been warned by their superiors that the December calendar would be complicated and were prevented from being released for several days during this month. A circumstance that occurs due to the lack of personnel who are actually accounted for in this unit. “Many people have left and few have come.”One such agent explains to ABC.
Consolidation of this Christmas operation is only being considered in Madrid at the moment. When consulted on this aspect, other members of the UIP and UPR from the rest of the province denied receiving orders similar to those from the capital. Of course, they still didn’t have service papers for the next few weeks.
Several police cars monitor the surroundings of a hotel in Madrid
The Ministry of Interior has already intensified counter-terrorism measures during the period Easter week. This period was between Friday, April 11 and April 22. It must be remembered that Spain has reached the fourth level of activation of the “Counter-Terrorism Prevention, Protection and Response Plan”.
Therefore, the starting point for this process is a letter signed by the Secretary of State for Security, now led by Aina Calvo. This allows maximum monitoring and protection of places, spaces and means of transportation.
Security reinforcements “points”
This device includes a “reinforcement Police agencies and taking preventive measures Such as random controls of vehicles and people in all places where there may be a large presence or traffic of people.” Various units will maintain routes for commercial, recreational, sports and religious events.
The decision to strengthen surveillance in the capital comes a few days after the serious jihadist incident that occurred last Saturday in Puente de Vallecas. An extremist young man stabbed three people in the street.
He then barricaded himself in his home and had to be neutralized by riot police. This violent incident is being investigated by the National Court as a jihadist attack. The protagonist also took narcotic substances.