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Nearly 90,000 police mobilized ahead of NYE in France

Updated on: 31 December,2023 05:19 AM IST  |  New York
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New Year’s Eve celebrations in Paris will centre on the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, including DJ sets, fireworks and video projections

Nearly 90,000 police mobilized ahead of NYE in France

Gerald Darmanin. Pic/AFP

Security will be tight across France on New Year’s Eve, with 90,000 law enforcement officers set to be deployed, domestic intelligence chief Céline Berthon said Friday. Of those, 6,000 will be in Paris, where French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said over 1.5 million people are expected to attend celebrations on the Champs-Elysees.


Speaking at a press conference, Darmanin cited a “very high terrorist threat” because, in part, of “what is happening in Israel and Palestine,” referring to the Israel-Hamas war. Darmanin said that police for the first time will be able to use drones as part of security work, and that tens of thousands of firefighters and 5,000 soldiers would also be deployed. 


New Year’s Eve celebrations in Paris will centre on the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, including DJ sets, fireworks and video projections. The security challenge was highlighted when a tourist was killed in a knife attack on December 2.


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Number of police officers on duty during NYE in France

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