Paris sets 4,000 police for France Israel football game

Paris sets 4,000 police for France Israel football game

The Paris police said on Sunday that 4,000 civil servants and 1,600 employees of the stadium are used for the football game France against Israel to ensure security in and around the stadium and in public transport. This happens a week after the Violent acts against Israeli fans Amsterdam.

game details and safety precautions

france and Israel will compete against each other on Thursday in a UEFA Nations League, in which French President Emmanuel Macron will also be present Élysée-Palast confirmed.

warnings and security measures

The National Security Council of Israel warned the citizens abroad on Sunday that sports and cultural events, especially the game in Paris, and caution of violent attacks "under the pretext of demonstrations".

increased police presence

"There is a context, tensions that make this game a high -risk event for us," said the police chief of Paris, Laurent Nuñez, in an interview with the French news channel BFM TV. He added that the authorities will "not tolerate violence".

Nuñez said that 2,500 police officers around the Stade de France, north of Paris, will be in action, in addition to 1,500 more in Paris and in public transport.

strict security checks

"There will be an anti-terrorist security ring around the stadium," said Nuñez. The security controls are “reinforced” and include systematic scanning and pocket controls.

preparation for the game

nuñez reported that the French organizers are in contact with the Israeli authorities and security forces in order to prepare for the game. Last week, Israeli fans had been attacked by groups of young people after a football game in Amsterdam, who were apparently attacked by calls to social media to attack Jewish people.

reactions to the acts of violence

Five people had to be treated in hospitals and dozens were arrested after the attacks, which the authorities in Amsterdam, Israel and all over Europe condemned as anti -Semitic. Before the game, large crowds of supporters of the Israeli team were on video that chanted anti-Arabic slogans while escorting the police for the stadium.

demonstrations in Amsterdam

On Sunday, the Dutch police arrested several people who took part in a demonstration in the center of Amsterdam, which had been banned after the violent incidents against Israeli fans, reported a local broadcaster.

official confirmation and message of solidarity

The French Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau confirmed on Friday that the game between France and Israel will take place as planned. "I think we are not allowed to give in and not give up for symbolic reasons," he said, pointing out that sports fans from all over the world gathered at the Olympic Games in Paris this year to celebrate the "universal values" of sport.

Macron's expected presence is not only a support for the French team, but also sends "a message of fraternity and solidarity after the unbearable anti -Semitic acts that followed the game in Amsterdam," said an employee of Macron. The name of the employee was not published in accordance with the usual practices of the Élysée Palast.