Germany strengthens anti-terrorism cooperation with France

According to the report of the international group Tasnim news agency, according to the German newspaper “Handelsblatt”, according to Due to the growing threat of extremist terrorists, the German federal government is tightening security measures for the European football championship. France also has a role in this.

In this way, Germany and France want to strengthen their cooperation in the fight against terrorism with regard to the upcoming big sports events in both countries. Nancy Pfizer, the Federal Minister of the Interior of Germany, told the Handelsblatt newspaper about this: The security of the European football championship is our top priority in Germany.

The same applies to the Olympic Games in Paris. Therefore, Pfizer has agreed to “close cooperation in this field” with “Gerald Darwinin”, the Minister of the Interior of France. The German Interior Minister explained: German police forces will be stationed in this city during the Paris Olympics and French police will be stationed in Germany during the European Championships.

After the terrorist attack in Russia, there is a debate about how much risk Germany and the European Football Championship are ahead. Bild newspaper quoted an unnamed anti-terrorist investigator as saying: “In the summer, the European football championship will be held in Germany, then the Olympic Games in Paris. The whole world is watching, these are great goals in Pfizer also announced that Germany’s security authorities are arming themselves “more aggressively and more powerfully against all current threats”. potentially violent to the security of our networks against cyber attacks.

The German Federal State Ministry assumes that the terrorist group “Islamic State of Khorasan” (ISPK) is responsible for the recent attack near Moscow. “This terrorist group is currently the biggest threat to extremists in Germany,” Pfizer said.

The ISIS terrorist group is apparently planning more attacks, ISIS spokesman Abu Hudayfa al-Ansari said in a 40-minute audio message released Thursday. published, called on the movement’s “lone wolves” to “attack and target Crusaders (Christians) and Jews everywhere, especially during the current European fasting month of Ramadan.”

The German Federal Police Union also welcomed the border controls. “We know from experience that violent football fans and hooligans especially use important events like the European Championships for violence,” explained Andreas Roskov, head of the Federal Police GdP.

Justice Minister Marco Buschmann The German Federation also called for severe consequences for football chaos. He added: “It is clear that every summer event has its dark side. Hooligans and rebellious tourists will also go to Germany. When crimes are committed, punishment should be followed quickly wherever possible.

Recently, while France has increased its security measures to deal with terrorism, it has also taken measures from its friendly countries. It has asked to send thousands of police forces to the capital of this country to ensure the security of the Summer Olympics. According to official information, 45,000 French police officers and gendarmes will be deployed during the Summer Olympics. In addition, 18,000 soldiers are to be mobilized. In addition, 18,000 to 22,000 private bodyguards will also be deployed.

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.

Following the March 22 terrorist attack on the Korkus concert hall in the Krasnogorsk region. 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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