Security measures around the Sydney Opera House must be urgently reviewed in order to prevent the possibility of a London-style terror attack, it has been warned.
It comes after several vehicles drove through the harbourside promenade towards the city’s most recognisable landmark recently.
The eastern promenade, between Circular Quay station and the Opera House, has several unsecured areas sparking concerns the area is vulnerable to the possibility of vehicles as large as a truck driving into crowds of pedestrians, according to The Australian.
But it’s unclear who is ultimately in charge of the precinct, and when agencies including the City of Sydney, Sydney Opera House Trust, Property NSW and NSW Police were approached, most were unable to clarify the matter, the paper reports.
The concern is the area could become a target for a terror attack, like recent ones in London, Nice and Stockholm where heavy vehicles were used as weapons to mow down people in the street.
A resident of Bennelong Apartments, home to some of the city’s most affluent professionals, said he was walking along the promenade last week when a white van drove up behind him.
Patricia Forsythe, the Sydney Business Chamber executive director, said the area has been affected by a ‘lack of co-ordination’
‘All of a sudden, there’s a van coming behind us and there were people everywhere,’ he said.
‘They drove the entire length of the promenade – it was scary.’
Source: Concerns Sydney Opera House is vulnerable to attack | Daily Mail Online
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