Huge security operation promised to prevent Queensferry Crossing terror attack

A huge security operation is to be launched to protect visitors to the new Queensferry Crossing from a potential terror attack.

A ring of steel will surround the £1.35 billion bridge as 50,000 members of the public descend on the Firth of Forth next weekend.

Visitors to the Queensferry Crossing Experience are being warned to prepare for stringent security checks while vehicles are to be kept well away from the event, billed by organisers as a “once in a lifetime” experience.

Those attending have also been advised not to bring bags in a bid to speed up security checks.

Police Scotland Superintendent Jim Royan described the occasion as a “landmark event” for the nation and vowed that the safety of those attending would be a top priority for security chiefs.

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