Cranes can be seen on construction sites for new buildings behind boats sailing on Sydney Harbour in Australia, June 22, 2017. REUTERS/David Gray
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Sydney will install concrete barricades in a prominent pedestrian-only thoroughfare to mitigate against the risk of a vehicle attack by extremists, Australian police said on Friday, after recent incidents in Europe and the United States.
Australia's largest city was also considering more permanent measures such as bollards, garden beds or other landscaping features in Martin Place, which houses a war memorial, the headquarters of the Reserve Bank of Australia, the U.S. Consulate General, a hotel and many luxury retail outlets.
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