Samantha Smith Last time I saw anything like this was at the Strasbourg Christmas Market in 2019 when the police were armed to the teeth .

Benonwine Because a small minority of extremists won’t see a ‘Christmas market’ instead they will see ‘a mass gathering of vulnerable infidels’

Great DIARY TIP from SeasideFM 103.5, 104.4 & 105.3 - wreath laying at the war memorial on Main Street in Ottringham at 12 noon, followed by laying of wreaths at the War graves in the churchyard Sunk Island Heritage Centre Remembrance & Christmas market

Manchester City Council I bet you’re proud needing armed guards at a Christmas market

Patrick Christys Birmingham Christmas market Christmas before last actually had a stand with muslims preaching....absoulte embarrassment that the council allowed it

Queen Natalie Fook 'em. I'm just back from the first Christmas market of the season! It was lovely. Sparkling trees, Christmas songs playing, tasting everything before we bought it. Sloe gin, smoked foods, cheeses, woollen jumpers... Even a huge piece of beef. Local small producers 👍

Liam Tuffs S A M M Y woodhouse Birmingham Christmas market last year was covered with armed response day and night every single day

Patrick Christys Christmas market, it’s freaking November

Manchester seems to be town over run with violent people that they need machine guns to protect people visting a christmas market. Why is Manchester not a safe City? Manchester City Centre Police (GMP) if you need Machine guns to keep visitors of a Christmas Market safe, your town is not safe.

Imagine that near a Christmas market. Would the police shoot, or would they consider possible charges?

Counter Terrorism Policing Give us a clue as who in their right mind would attack a Christmas market...

Sidney Smeets Nature is Amazing ☘️ Valkenburg Christmas market cabins are fabulous.. The murals and exhibitions tell stories, the murals from WW soldiers and historic stories are beautiful and moving.

thinkin bout driving my ford 150 through a christmas market for some reason

The Sheffield Christmas market is starting to take shape! It opens next Thursday 🎄 #Sheffield

Benonwine Can't wait to go down my local Christmas Market wearing my stab proof vest

Nick Buckley MBE Can you imagine 40 years ago having a police presence like this at a Christmas market?

Literally just bin them if anyone's going to a christmas market to cause trouble. Armed police being there is such a low point for society.

Typical Christmas Market in the UK. Wtaf is going on with this countries politicians. Bring back punishment for treason!

If this is your Christmas Market, don't go. Your government has failed you, don't play along with it and don't teach your kids to accept it either.

We didn’t need armed police for a Christmas market when I was a kid.. I wonder what has changed?