In Paris, 6,000 police officers and gendarmes will be deployed, while more than 1.5 million people are expected on the Champes-Elysées, according to Gérald Darmanin.
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The Minister of the Interior promises “great presence and great firmness” for the evening of December 31. In total, 90,000 members of the police will be deployed throughout the country on New Year’s Eve, announced Céline Berthon, the deputy director general of the national police, during a press conference on Friday December 29. Among them, 6,000 police officers and gendarmes will be deployed in Paris, where more than 1.5 million people are expected on the Champes-Elysées, according to Gérald Darmanin.
The Minister of the Interior specified, “in a context of very high terrorist threat”that “73 units of mobile forces including five units of the new CRS8” were part of the system. For the first time, the police will be able to fly drones, as was the case to secure the Rugby World Cup, noted the tenant of Place Beauvau, also mentioning the use of around ten helicopters on the territory.
