MOSCOW (Sputnik) — The country’s authorities have reportedly highlighted passenger ferries as a weak link in defense against terrorists, citing fears that extremists could hijack a ferry and commit slaughter.
"Security at airports has been tightened in recent years and having done that there is a displacement affect. The more you make one area of attack less attractive, you inevitably make another more attractive," The Telegraph quoted a senior source in the government.
The members of parliament, as well as employees at the Westminster Palace, were issued with new guidance on what to do in the event of a terrorist attack on the site, according to the media.
On November 19, a few days after attacks claimed by ISIL islamists killed 130 people in Paris, UK government published resources for the public on how to behave in a similar terrorist attack.