The Gabba test will see extra police presence thanks to recent unsavory incidents in Sydney.
The second Test between India and Australia at the Gabba is reportedly set to have greater police presence in light of the Sydney siege, as law enforcers are reportedly ramping up their numbers across Queensland.
Premier Campbell Newman said that there was 'no specific threat' in Queensland but the government wanted to 'reassure people', and make them 'feel secure' to carry on with their normal lives.State Police Commissioner Ian Stewart said that additional officers would be patrolling public venues such as the Gabba for the opening of Wednesday's Test match, News.com.au reported.
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Newman said that they are 'concerned about these sorts of actions' occurring as they have been for many months. He added that they would have all available officers out there at public venues such as the test at the Gabba and around the streets and the suburbs of the cities and towns of Queensland.
The police commissioner also revealed Queensland sent specially trained SERT officers to Sydney, at the request of NSW police. Stewart claimed that the 16 officers were being briefed to take over frontline roles in the Martin Place operation when gunfire rang out. Stewart said that since the beginning of the siege Queensland police had received a spike in calls from members of the public wishing to report suspicious activity.
Newman further repeated his earlier call for residents of Queensland and all Australians to be 'tolerant' and to see the Sydney attack for what it was, the criminal actions of a single individual. He also said that the Muslim community must not be subjected to vigilantism.
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