Belfast Locked Down Ahead of Biden’s Visit

A ring of steel surrounds Northern Ireland’s capital city as the province prepares for U.S. President Joe Biden’s first ever official visit.
Parts of Belfast city centre are in complete lockdown as police carry out a huge security operation in the midst of an ongoing severe dissident republican terror threat.
Roads have been closed and footpaths blockaded as specialist Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) officers search drains and other areas.
More than 300 officers from the rest of the UK have been drafted in to help police the presidential visit.
Rows of marked and unmarked police and security vehicles line the streets surrounding the Ulster University area where Biden is set to make a keynote speech on Wednesday….}