Seven mobile force units as well as specialized units, including the BRI, or around a thousand police officers will be mobilized to assist PSG. An increased number of patrols and specialized resources, such as drones, are planned, our police source confirms.
The security system is reinforced “with regard to the Vigipirate plan” raised on March 24 to its maximum “emergency attack” level, two days after the Moscow attack. “There is no proven threat [concerning the match], but our caution and our responsibility remain at all times,” commented Prisca Thevenot, government spokesperson, during a press briefing at the end of the Council of Ministers Wednesday noon. Jean-Charles Brisard, president of the Center for the Analysis of Terrorism, invites PSG supporters to go to the stadium, despite threats from the Islamic State organization. He assures: “The authorities have taken very concrete measures, both in terms of human and technical resources to deal with this eventuality”