Macron to attend “high-risk” soccer match between France and Israel
Kyiv • UNN
The French president will attend a soccer match with Israel at the Stade de France on November 14. For security purposes, 5000 law enforcement officers will be mobilized due to a “high risk” after anti-Semitic incidents in Amsterdam.
French President Emmanuel Macron will personally attend the football match between the national teams of France and Israel on November 14 at the Stade de France to send “signals of brotherhood” after the anti-Semitic acts in Amsterdam. This was reported by RTL, according to UNN.
Details
According to a source from the president's entourage, Macron wants to “demonstrate his full support for the French national team, as he does in every match.
In addition, he also wants to “send a message of brotherhood and solidarity after the unacceptable anti-Semitic actions that took place after the match in Amsterdam this week,” the source said.
On November 10, police prefect Laurent Nunez said that the France-Israel match on Thursday in Saint-Denis was a “high risk,” adding that he would like to mobilize 4,000 law enforcement officers for the occasion.
The newspaper's source said that 2,500 police officers will be deployed to protect the Stade de France, and another 2,500 law enforcement officers will guard strategic sites in Paris.
Recall
In Amsterdam , there were attacks on Israeli citizens after a football match, the attackers used Palestinian flags.
