NEW YEAR CELEBRATIONS: FESTIVITIES BEGINS TO WELCOME YEAR 2017

 

                                 

                                                                           

From Sydney in Australia to Pyongyang in North Korea, festive crowds gathered to say goodbye to 2016, a tumultuous year in global politics.

Many cities around the world have stepped up security for New Year's Eve celebrations, after a year in which attackers drove lorries into crowds in Berlin in Germany and Nice, France.

In Paris, Madrid and New York, concrete barriers and heavy goods vehicles will be used to block off central squares where crowds gather to celebrate.

Some 17,000 police officers will be on duty in the Turkish city of Istanbul, with some disguised as Santa Claus and street vendors, the state-run Anadolu news agency reported.

The iconic midnight fireworks display at Sydney Harbour in Australia paid tribute to Prince and David Bowie, two music superstars who died in 2016.

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