All of which, in light of the attacks on Paris late previous year, are being considered potential terrorist targets.
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– What is the security deployment for Euro 2016?
More than 90,000 police and security guards are being deployed for the football tournament, as the government promises to do everything possible to avoid a terrorist attack.
He also says there are about 10 people in his group “for operations”.
PARIS (AP) – Strikes have thrown train services to France’s national stadium into disarray before the European Championship opening game it hosts on Friday night.
An additional 2.40 metre (7ft 10ins) perimeter fence has been added to the stadium for the tournament.
At the Stade de France, authorities have set up an external security perimeter and erected a 7.8-foot high wall around the area.
Hrytsak said that he planned to go public with the supposed terror plot only after the tournament ends, but French media reports over the weekend forced him to reveal the arrest. “This threat exists, but we must not be daunted”, he told French radio. The US State Department issued a travel warning for all of Europe late last month.
The Foreign Office said fans travelling to matches featuring England, Northern Ireland and Wales should be “vigilant at all times”.
The November attacks demonstrated that jihadists were willing to hit random “soft targets” such as bars and restaurants.
The government said that no location information will be revealed to any third party and that the security technology behind SAIP is patent pending, with users not providing (location) information but choosing what they want to know (location, information).
“There was a disruption from the supporters when it was supposed to be the dress rehearsal for the Euros”, said Carole Gomez, a researcher at the French Institute for International Relations.
– What emergency measures does France have in place?
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“We can not accept unorganised crowds because the security forces don’t have the means to make them safe”, he told RMC radio ahead of the June 10-July 10 tournament.
