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He recorded “only 19 police custody cases for 400,000 spectators”.
“No drama.” The resigning Minister of the Interior, Gérald Darmanin, welcomed, on Saturday July 27, in the 1 p.m. news on France 2, the holding of an opening ceremony for the Paris Olympic Games. “Without a hitch.” “It’s thanks to the police.”he congratulated.
“It was a bit of a crazy bet, but the police and the firefighters managed to do it”rejoiced the resigning minister, who said “relieved”. “There were only 19 people taken into custody for 400,000 spectators who were around the Seine and then hundreds of thousands of French people gathered all over France”also announced Gérald Darmanin.
The minister recalled that the risk “terrorist” continues to weigh on the rest of the Paris Olympic Games, until August 11, and that it was necessary to remain vigilant “crowd movements”to “attacks cyber” and to the “delinquency”.
“We are extremely focused. The police, gendarmes and firefighters have no holidays this summer so that we can transform Paris into a party.”he stressed.