Britain says Trump faces strong security pressures
According to reports from the BBC and The Independent in the UK on the 26th, as US President Trump began his four-day private visit to Scotland, a large-scale security operation is gradually escalating. On the 26th, Trump played a round of golf at the Turnberry Estate he purchased in 2014. Later that day, a protest organized by the "Stop Trump Alliance" will be held near the US Consulate in Edinburgh. Before Trump teed off, a large number of police, military and navy personnel were seen conducting security searches around the golf course, and relevant roads were closed. Sniffer dogs patrolled the course, snipers were deployed, a police helicopter hovered overhead, and a patrol boat was docked near the coast. Reports said that Scottish police have requested support from other parts of the UK to increase police presence. It was reported that about 1500 officers have been deployed from various locations in England and Wales to participate in the security operations. The two organizations representing senior and frontline officers both stated that the security tasks during this visit are expected to have an impact on daily policing nationwide. Chief Constable Rob Hay, chairman of the Scottish Police Chiefs' Association, said, "President Trump's private visit will require Police Scotland to carry out a large-scale security deployment and operation nationwide for multiple days, which will undoubtedly put immense pressure on all our policing resources, from local policing to specialist and support departments such as liaison, command, and control."
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