"I never imagined this could happen to a festival" - part 6 Loveparade 2010. Not directly related to terrorism, but still an huge catastrophic disaster! WHY ARE AVON AND SOMERSET POLICE AT GLASTONBURY? More than 200,000 people attend each day of the festival and although it is relatively crime-free, we work with the organisers to ensure it’s a safe event for everyone. A policing presence is also essential to the granting of the licence needed to hold the festival https://perma.cc/3MFK-6ZN2 More details in a future post: This analysis of the GTD, which identified 146 terrorist attacks against concerts or festivals over a 50-year period, shows the variety in perpetrators and targets. Pilgrims attending religious festivals (soft targets) and security forces (state-related targets) were the primary targets of the GTD-registered incidents. Mass gatherings are vulnerable soft targets for terrorist attacks. Concerts and festivals cause an influx of people at a specific time into a specific space, resulting in three target groups: attendees and emergency first responders, being soft targets, and governmental/security personnel. Previous posts: https://t.center/TerrorismTelegram/73 https://t.center/TerrorismTelegram/74 https://t.center/TerrorismTelegram/56 https://t.center/TerrorismTelegram/64