France mounts big security operation for Israel match after Amsterdam violence
Thousands of police are deployed in Paris to ensure security at a France-Israel football international.
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Paris police chief Laurent Nuñez says 4,000 officers will be on patrol, 2,500 at the Stade de France in the northern Paris suburbs and the rest on public transport and inside the capital.
In addition around 1,600 private security guards will be on duty at the stadium, and an elite anti-terrorist police unit will protect the visiting Israeli squad.
“It is a high-risk match [because of] an extremely tense geopolitical context,” Mr Nuñez said.
“We will not allow any attempt to disturb public order.”
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