2024-04-19 21:55:33
Dina Mahmoud (London)
Less than a hundred days before the start of the Paris Olympic competitions on July 26, senior British officials revealed that the United Kingdom police would help support the efforts of their French counterparts to secure this major sporting event, whose activities will continue until… August 11, with the participation of more than 200 countries.
The British National Police Chiefs’ Council has announced that support for France in this area will include the sending of police officers, whether active or voluntary, in addition to dogs trained in search and inspection operations. , with the aim of participating in security operations. that the French authorities plan since up to 45,000 members of the police and gendarmerie forces are assigned there.
While the council said the exact number of the British police support team to be sent to Paris has not yet been determined, security officials in London stressed that its members would assist the forces of French order in a whole series of diverse tasks, whether linked to security. , coordination or communications.
These officials explained that the details of this team’s mission are coordinated by specialist officers from the British National Police Coordination Center and are supported by the country’s Home, Defense and Foreign Offices, in no more anti-terrorist police. and other parts which have not been disclosed.
Meanwhile, Lawrence Taylor, head of sporting and pre-scheduled event protection at the UK’s National Police Chiefs’ Council, confirmed he hoped UK security personnel would play a major role in helping to make Paris Games a success and preserving the safety of fans who will attend the competitions, in addition to benefiting from the opportunity offered to them by participating in the process of securing the Olympic Games, to perfect their skills and experience.
As for the British Minister of the Interior, James Cleverly, he stressed that the security cooperation between his country and France to ensure the security of the next Olympic cycle constitutes a continuation of the close relations which united the two parties in this area, and included supporting each other in hosting major sporting events previously, including the London 2012 Olympic Games.
According to estimates published on the website of the periodical “Police Professional” devoted to the work of law enforcement in Great Britain, half a million tickets to attend the Paris Games have been sold so far in the United Kingdom. United, awaiting movement between the British and French sides of the Channel, also known as In the Channel, increased their movements during the eight-week session.
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