France raises alarm on New Year’s Eve with ‘Very High’ terror threat linked to Gaza war: Report
Gaza. According to a report by The Telegraph, Interior Minister Gerard Darmanin said to deploy 90,000 police officers and gendarmes across France for security during the celebrations.
“I’ve requested a very strong mobilisation of police forces and the gendarmerie under the context of a very high terrorist threat, of course, due to what’s happening in Israel and Palestine," The Telegraph quoted Darmanin as saying. Around 5,000 soldiers from Operation Sentinel, a military initiative designed to safeguard the French population from terrorism, along with 35,000 firefighters, will be deployed.
Also Read: ‘Could no longer see Muslims dying’: Man kills 1, injures 2 others near Eiffel tower In Paris, where an estimated 1.5 million individuals are anticipated to gather on the Champs-Elysees for the New Year's Eve countdown, 6,000 officers will be actively patrolling. Additionally, police will be authorized to incorporate drones into their operations for the first time.
Meanwhile, in anticipation of potential violence, Germany is making preparations, and authorities have declared one of the most extensive police operations in years to ensure the security of the streets of Berlin. According to the report, Nancy Faeser, the German interior minister, said, she was “concerned that New Year’s Eve could once again be a day on which we experience blind rage and senseless violence".
Also Read: France evacuates Palace of Versailles for second time in 4 days over 'new bomb threat' She stressed violence had increased on December 31 in recent years. Feaser added, “Of course, we have to keep a very close eye on the danger of this mixing with radicalisation, which we are now seeing in light of the Middle East conflict." Approximately 4,000
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