In the aftermath of the deadly shooting in Oslo near a gay club, Gérald Darmanin asked the prefects on Saturday to reinforce security around the LGBT “
pride marches
” which are held everywhere in France.
“
The dramatic events that occurred yesterday in Oslo, the motives for which are not yet fully established at this time, call for increased general vigilance
,” wrote the Minister of the Interior in a telegram consulted by AFP.
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Gérald Darmanin asks “
without delay
” the prefects and the directors general of the police and the gendarmerie to “
mobilize all the sensors
” to “
detect possible threats likely to weigh
” on the various LGBT processions.
In Oslo, the shooting killed two people and injured 21, including ten seriously.
The attack is treated by the intelligence services as " an act of
Islamist
terrorism
".
The planned Pride march has been cancelled.
Controlled access to the Marais district
In Paris, where the authorities have planned a mobilization of 25,000 to 35,000 people, "
the anti-terrorist dimension of the system, always taken into account in a context of perennial threat, has been reinforced
" and "
the positioning of the police has been tightened around the demonstration
,” the police headquarters told AFP.
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In addition, "
the perimeter established around the Marais district for the evening festivities also incorporates this aspect with, for example, the installation of reinforced concrete barriers at the entry points, in support of the police
", she added.
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