France reached out to allies for security

According to the report of the international group Tasnim news agency, quoted by “D Site” publication in Germany, France has asked friendly countries to send thousands of police personnel to Paris to ensure security during the Summer Olympic Games. An official of the French Ministry of Defense told AFP: “Several foreign countries Vital fields will strengthen.” Already in January, 46 countries have been asked to send more than 2,000 police officers, the Interior Ministry in Paris reported.

According to official data, 45,000 French police officers and gendarmes will be deployed during the Summer Olympics. will be settled. In addition, 18,000 soldiers are to be mobilized. In addition, 18,000 to 22,000 private bodyguards will be deployed.

In mid-March, Germany announced security cooperation with France for the European soccer championships in Germany and the Paris Olympics. Accordingly, during the European Football Championship from June 14 to July 14, French police officers will support their German colleagues in these games, especially in the face of the presence of the French.

At the Olympic Games From July 26 to August 11 and the Paralympic Games from August 28 to September 8, the Federal Police will deploy officers to protect Germany’s home at Stade Jean-Boin in Paris. Police forces are also expected to support the gendarmerie in securing public spaces.

Ahead of this summer’s major sporting events, the risk of attacks is rising across Europe. After last week’s terrorist attack on the town hall of Crocus near Moscow, which killed more than 140 people, France declared the highest of three terror alert levels. France has been particularly affected by ISIS terrorism in Europe in the past. The Olympic Games have also been attacked by terrorists, for example in Munich in 1972 and in Atlanta in 1996.

After the recent terrorist attack in Moscow, French police have now warned of an increased risk of terrorism. . Based on the decisions taken during Easter, police officers will be stationed in front of every Christian church.

“Gerald Darwinin”, the French interior minister, also asked the institutions to deploy police forces in the Easter weekend. settle outside the Christian churches. According to the French media, in an official statement on Thursday and a text message to the governors, he pointed to the “very high level” of the current terrorist threat and “ongoing international tensions”, especially due to the war in Gaza and the terrorist attack in Moscow.

This French minister announced that it is necessary to check and control the incoming people in order to identify suspicious people. Special attention should also be paid to vehicles parked near places of assembly or worship.

According to the report of the National Anti-Terrorism Office of France (PNAT), two attack plans have been thwarted in this country since the beginning of this year. Is. In one case, a violent act planned by extremist terrorists against a Catholic institution was thwarted and a man was accused and arrested. The weekly “Journal de Dimanche” has been conducted, it shows that the French people are deeply afraid of a terrorist attack in this country in the next few weeks or months. Crocus, which took place on the outskirts of Moscow just months before the Paris Olympics, reveals growing concern about a possible attack. Based on this, the participants in this survey, on average, expressed their fear of numbers between one and 10, with the number “7”! The number zero indicates “very low” fear and the number 10 indicates “very high” fear of a terrorist attack.

Following the March 22 terrorist attack on the Kurkos concert hall in the Krasnogorsk region of Moscow, at least 143 people were killed. The Federal Security Service of Russia has arrested 11 people on suspicion of participating in this terrorist attack. This is the deadliest terrorist attack in Russia since the early 2000s. Following this incident, France increased the terrorism alert in this country to the highest level.

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