The football match between the French team and the Israeli team, which will be played on the afternoon of Thursday, November 14 at the Stade de France, in Saint-Denis (Seine-Saint-Denis), will take place with a security system “extremely reinforced”said the Paris police prefect, Laurent Nuñez, on Sunday, November 10, on BFM-TV.
The meeting had long been identified as “at risk” by football authorities and authorities, taking into account the international context. But the violence that occurred on the night of November 7-8, when Maccabi Tel-Aviv fans were attacked in Amsterdam after a Europa League match against Ajax, reignited fears about the security of the event.
The system adopted by the prefecture is “very unusual” for a selection meeting, Núñez acknowledged. Four thousand police and gendarmes will be mobilized – “compared to the 1,200-1,300 of the French team’s matches when we are in a sold-out stadium”. They will be deployed around the Stade de France, but also inside it, on public transport and even in Paris.
Nearly 1,600 security officers will also be present at the Stade de France and the RAID, the elite unit of the national police, will be responsible for the security of the Israel team, he continued explaining the work in “close collaboration” with the Israeli authorities. “But the security (…) “It is under the French authorities.”he insisted.
No small number of spectators.
“The minister [de l’intérieur] has put at my disposal means of internal security that will allow us to be extremely reactive and avoid any excess, any disturbance of public order, whether during the match, or in the vicinity of the match, or in the path of the spectators. who will go to the game »argued Mr. Núñez.
The controls will also be “extremely reinforced”with double identity verification, “search and palpation” : at the security perimeter maintained by the police, then at the entrance to the premises.
The police do not “asked for limited tonnage” for this meeting, the police chief said. The France-Israel poster should be held in front of a small audience: on Sunday, the French Football Federation estimated the number of tickets sold to date for the match in “around 20,000”very far from the approximately 80,000 seats of the Stade de France.
Emmanuel Macron present
Emmanuel Macron will attend Thursday’s football match, the Elysée informed Agence France-Presse (AFP) on Sunday, confirming RTL’s information. According to those around the President of the Republic, among them are “to send a message of brotherhood and solidarity after the intolerable anti-Semitic acts that followed the Amsterdam match this week”.
Israeli authorities, for their part, asked fans on Sunday to avoid attending the match. “The National Security Council recommends that Israelis abroad exercise precautions (…) particularly over the next week, to completely avoid attending sporting and cultural events in which Israelis participate, especially the Israeli team’s upcoming match in Paris.”stated this organization, which depends on the Prime Minister’s office, in a press release.
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“Groups that want to attack Israelis have been identified in several European cities”the National Security Council said on Sunday, citing Brussels, major British cities Amsterdam and Paris. “on the occasion of the long-awaited match of the Israeli team”. The organization also recommended that Israelis abroad not “do not highlight recognizable Israeli or Jewish signs, even when ordering a taxi through an app”.
