Around 2,000 foreign troops and police will be sent to Paris to beef up security for this summer's Olympics, France's Armed Forces Minister announced Friday, as France remains on high alert following threats of attacks.
“There are approximately 2,000 foreign police, military police and military personnel participating in the protection system for the Olympic Games,” Sebastien Lecorne told all-news television station LCI.
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Around 2,000 foreign troops and police will be sent to Paris to beef up security for this summer's Olympics, France's Armed Forces Minister announced Friday, as France remains on high alert following threats of attacks.
“There are approximately 2,000 foreign police, military police and military personnel participating in the protection system for the Olympic Games,” Sebastien Lecorne told all-news television station LCI.
France, which is hosting the Olympics from July 26 to August 11, has raised its alert to the highest level after the March 22 attack on a concert hall in Moscow claimed at least 144 lives. . The Islamic State (IS) claimed responsibility for the massacre. .
The minister said the reinforcements would provide “certain functions” that were missing, such as dog handlers, horse riders and mounted patrols.
Poland announced in late March that it would supply troops with a focus on sniffer dogs for bomb detection and counterterrorism operations. The number of troops was not disclosed.
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Around 45,000 police and military police will be mobilized from the Paris region for the opening ceremony on July 26, which will break with tradition and take place along the Seine rather than at the main stadium.
In addition to around 35,000 police and military police, 18,000 French troops will be deployed during the Games, including 3,000 to provide surveillance from the air.
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