The French government has also launched a free mobile app for iPhone and Android to encourage attendees to stay alert and provide critical information and communication in the event of an attack.
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The users will have to give permission to track their location in order to receive warnings about any incidents happening nearby. The government told the BBC that the app was developed after the Paris Attacks that took place in November a year ago, where 130 people lost their lives.
Washington has already warned United States citizens about the risk of attacks on stadiums and fan zones where supporters without match tickets will gather to watch the action on giants screens.
French authorities have carried out a number of chillingly realistic terror drills in preparation for Euro 2016.
On the eve of the matches, security forces are reassessing each public space -the stadiums, public transport and, most of all, the outdoor fan zones -to ensure access for elite police forces as well as emergency medical services.
The pilots are set to ground planes for four days from Saturday over pay, just when an estimated two million foreign visitors will begin heading for France.
A new app from the French government will help keep you informed about potential terrorist attacks during the high-profile football tournament.
Britain’s Foreign Office issued a warning on Tuesday to supporters of England, Wales and Northern Ireland travelling to France that there is a “high threat from terrorism” during the competition.
France has been under a state of emergency imposed after militant Islamists struck Paris on November 13, 2015.
France has mobilised 90,000 security personnel to guard Euro 2016.
“At this time we do not have a specific threat to a specific team or a specific player, a specific match, or a specific fan zone”, he said last month.
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Those who said that they were anxious about terrorism added that they would also try to avoid public spaces during the games, which start on Friday and run through July 10. On Monday, the Ukrainian intelligence agency SBU said it apprehended a French national who was planning to travel to France and attack infrastructure during the tournament.
