Safety measures for the opera ball: police ready for a major event!

Safety measures for the opera ball: police ready for a major event!

On the evening of February 27, 2025, the renowned Viennese opera ball takes place in the State Opera, a social and cultural highlight with over 5,000 guests from all over the world. In preparation for this major event, the Viennese police took extensive security measures to ensure the safety of visitors. Gerhard Karner, Minister of the Interior, and Gerhard Pürstl, State Police Commander, got an idea of ​​the preparations on site and emphasized the close cooperation between the police with the State Opera. Multilateral security forces, including special units and explosive detection dogs, are mobilized to control possible dangers, so the Kleine Zeitung .

Although there has been a general increased risk situation in Europe since Hamas's terrorist attack on Israel, Karner emphasizes that no special threat to the opera ball has been recognizable for Austria. The police will be present at various strategic points around the State Opera, both in uniform and civilian. In addition, the police operations command Cobra will be available. During the event, the monitoring of two demonstration trains, the applicants of which are known to the police, will also ensure by the officials, Pürstl reported. Several hundreds of the police are in action to prevent any disturbance of the festival, which also underlines that it is a security -relevant major event, so ots.at .

The police have adapted its field to the changed security needs in recent years. While violent demonstrations used to be the greatest challenge, numerous preventive measures are required today to guarantee the smooth running of the ball. Minister Karner praised the police for their excellent work and their tireless efforts, which was crucial for the success of the opera ball.