The police are on duty today with a large contingent on New Year’s Eve. This was already evident at the New Year’s Eve run, where the starting gun sounded at 11 a.m.
Every year, young and old, top athletes and amateur runners from all over the world participate in the Vienna New Year’s Eve Run. As always, the circuit runs for 5 kilometers along Vienna’s Ringstrasse, passing Vienna’s most famous beautiful buildings, such as the State Opera, the museums, the Hofburg, the Parliament and the Burgtheater.
Colorful costumes during the New Year’s Eve run
This year, however, with little sun. The colorful costumes of some runners add even more spice to the gray day. In the course of the afternoon, the fog above Vienna will lift at least slightly and the chance of some rays of sunshine increases. During the evening hours, clouds from a cold front finally replace the high fog. The wind turns west in the afternoon and is weak to moderate with a maximum of 5 degrees.
Many police officers provide guidance throughout the day, especially during the New Year’s Eve run. As already reported, the police want to have firm control of the federal capital and be deployed with a large contingent, especially on New Year’s Eve. Interior Minister Gerhard Karner (ÖVP) spoke of a “particularly challenging day”. Terror alert level 4 has been in effect in this country since Hamas attacked Israel on October 7.
Special security measures
Special and operational units of the executive branch will also be present after New Year’s Eve and technical aids such as drones will also be used as additional security measures.
In addition to the New Year’s Eve Run, the emphasis will be on the New Year’s Eve Route, which will attract as many as one million visitors. Search and access controls have already been announced for this purpose, which the officers will carry out.
Source: Krone
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