The Paris police announced this Sunday that four thousand officers and 1,600 stewards will be assigned to the Nations League game between France and Israel to be held on Thursday. After the problems in Amsterdam, following the game between Israeli Maccabi Tel Aviv and Ajax, the city of Paris was on alert for a possible repetition of the incidents, which left several injured and led to condemnation from several world leaders. .
“We are working within the scope of what the law allows us to do. What can we do, and what will we do, is to create double control, an anti-terrorist security perimeter around the stadium. We will have a total of four thousand people on the ground”, explained Paris police chief Laurent Nuñez told French broadcaster BFMTV.
Laurent Nuñez detailed that 2,500 police officers will be deployed around the Stade de France, while the other 1,500 will be on public transport.
The Paris police chief also reported that French organizers have been in contact with Israeli authorities and security forces to prepare for the game.
The security reinforcement comes a week after clashes between fans in the game between Ajax and Maccabi Tel Aviv, where five people received medical treatment and dozens were detained.
Source: expresso.pt
