going to last for a good ten minutes. with news that there are still a few hours to go toward midnight here in berlin revelers are already streaming towards the site of the city s biggest party at the brandenburg gate as always security is tight both here and in other german cities including cologne that is where large numbers of women were sexually assaulted on new year s eve two years ago. the finishing touches on preparations for new year s eve in berlin and the brandenburg gate is getting ready to host hundreds of thousands of people a massive party and an even bigger security concern. course there will be police at the event especially outside as well as five hundred security personnel we have strict admission policies will be checking all visitors and their bags and no fireworks glass bottles large bags or suitcases will be allowed and there will be concrete poles outside the event as well as vehicle road blocks.
revelers are already streaming towards the site of the country s biggest party at brandenburg gate as always security is tight both here and other german cities including cologne that is where large numbers of women were sexually assaulted on new year s eve two years ago. the finishing touches on preparations for new year s eve in berlin and the brandenburg gate is getting ready to host hundreds of thousands of people a massive party and an even bigger security concern. course there will be police at the event especially outside as well as five hundred security personnel. we have strict admission policies will be checking all visitors and their bags and no fireworks glass bottles large bags or suitcases will be allowed and there will be concrete poles outside the event as well as vehicle road blocks. and. the blocks are to prevent truck attacks like the one on