In the French capital, where bigger events than last year are planned ahead of the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games, the sale and consumption of alcohol will be banned in some places
More than 90,000 police and gendarmerie members, as well as 5,000 military personnel, will be mobilized the day after tomorrow, Sunday, to guarantee a safe passage into the new year, including 6,000 members of law enforcement forces in Paris, according to an announcement today by the interior ministry. of France.
In particular, during a press conference at the Paris police headquarters, Interior Minister Géral Darmanen explained that "in a context of a greatly increased terrorist threat due to the conflict in Israel and Palestine", "73 mobile law enforcement units" will participate in the mechanism, as well as helicopters.
In the French capital, where larger events are planned compared to last year in the run-up to the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games, the sale and consumption of alcohol will be banned in some places.
New Year's Eve festivities in Paris will begin at 6 p.m. local time (7 p.m. Greek time) and end around 00:30 local time (01:30 a.m. Greek time), police chief Laurent Nunez said.
In order to enter the perimeter of the events, spectators will be screened, he explained, adding that "in this perimeter, the sale of items that could be used as weapons (for example knives) will be prohibited."
Authorities expect 700,000 to 1 million people to flock to the Champs-Élysées and more than 1.5 million spectators overall in the French capital. Huge screens will be installed from the Place Concorde to the Champs-Élysées.
In addition, drones will be deployed.
In a context of significant terrorist risk, Darmanen also reminded that the intelligence services have been fully mobilized.