France deploys 10,000 police to prevent riots in World Cup semi-final against Morocco
Overseas Network, December 14 French Interior Minister Gerard Dalmanin announced December 13 that 10,000 police and gendarmerie will be deployed across France on the evening of the 14th, 5,000 of whom will be in the Paris region to defend against the World Cup in Qatar. Probable fan riots in the France-Morocco semifinal.
According to the “Parisian” service, on the 15th, the French team will compete with the Moroccan team for the World Cup finals. In France, immigrants from the Maghreb such as Morocco are a large part of the immigrant group. The French government expects law enforcement agencies to contend with more fans flooding the streets than in the World Cup quarter-finals, regardless of the outcome of the match. Therefore, the Ministry of the Interior will deploy 10,000 police officers across France, including 5,000 in the Paris region, especially along the Champs Elysees. The goal is to have a highly mobile police team capable of quickly stopping all vandalism and attacks.
Gerard Dalmanan said traffic on the Champs-Elysées will not be closed, but some ring roads may be closed at 6.30pm and several RER and Metro stations may be closed.
On the 10th, in the quarter-finals of the World Cup in Qatar, Morocco defeated Portugal and France defeated England, and both advanced to the semi-finals. The forces of order have mobilized 1,220 police and gendarmerie to rigorously patrol the public streets of Paris and its suburbs, and have intensified patrols in stations, especially the metro stations leading to the Champs-Elysées, to ensure the safety of people and property. On the evening of the 10th, French time, around 20,000 fans flocked to the Champs Elysees in Paris, some revelers threw firebombs at the police, who responded with tear gas. According to data from the Interior Ministry, 170 people were arrested throughout France that night, including about 100 in Paris.
