Tighter security at ports following fears of terrorist threat

The fear of possible terrorist attack has spread to Poland following reports that French and Dutch security services unearthed a plan to put a lorry laden with explosives on a car ferry. While the British government played down the threat, yesterday Polish border guards and customs officials told the media that they had tightened security at ports following a warning that embassies and consulates in the Baltic region may be potential targets of a terrorist attack. "We have stepped up inspections and control on people and vessels to prevent potential smuggling of explosives which might be used for an attack," spokesman Jaroslaw Zukowicz told Reuters. He added that precautions had been stepped up last Saturday after a warning from foreign intelligence services, and while no explosives had been found, the measures would be kept in place "as long as needed". (Reuters) J.K.