Le Figaro Marseille
The tension will not only be on the ground.
Friday, on the occasion of the first match of the Six Nations Tournament between the XV of France and Ireland, the security system was reinforced by the Bouches-du-Rhône police headquarters “
both against delinquency and “due to the Vigipirate context”
, announces the police headquarters in a press release.
“On the occasion of this meeting, which will be sold out in front of more than 65,000 spectators, the Bouches-du-Rhône police headquarters will put in place an important security system adapted to the challenge, based in particular on the deployment several hundred police officers, to offer the best experience to the many supporters
,” we can read.
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Closed to traffic
Also as a result, Boulevard Michelet, near the stadium, will be closed to traffic from 3 p.m. between avenues Ray Grassi and Marcel Leclerc.
The Bouches-du-Rhône police headquarters also invites ticket holders to anticipate their arrival,
“the forecourts open at 6 p.m. and the stadium doors at 7 p.m..”