a security perimeter set up in Paris for Sunday’s election night

It’s a “evening likely to constitute a privileged and symbolic target” for the terrorist threat. The Paris police headquarters has decided to set up “a perimeter of protection” Sunday, April 24, on the occasion of the second round of the presidential election, because of the risk of attacks during the election night. The decree, available on the prefecture’s website, was taken on Friday. This perimeter will be erected all around the Eiffel Tower, from quai Branly to avenue Gustave-Eiffel, near the Champ-de-Mars, where Emmanuel Macron must speak. at the end of the results, whatever they are. This vast public garden is located in the 7th arrondissement of Paris.

The scope is in effect from Sunday 5 p.m. and is valid until Monday 4 a.m. Four public road information brigades are planned. Two access points, with “filters”, are planned, because traffic within this perimeter will be regulated. Within this area, are prohibited “the port, transport and use” fireworks and firearms, including “dummy”, and glass bottles. alcohol and “dangerous animals” are also prohibited. Residents are invited to come forward to enter the perimeter. The police are authorized to carry out searches and “to security pat-downs”.

For its part, in the event of victory on Sunday, the team of Marine Le Pen, the candidate of the National Rally, has planned that it will join the Ermenonville pavilion, in the Bois de Boulogne, the 13 buses of its campaign flocked to his effigy. They will converge on the capital, first towards the Arc de Triomphe, then the Place de la Concorde, according to the deputy director of his campaign, Jean-Philippe Tanguy. But no special device is organized for the moment on this course. According to a police source, “big overflows” are not anticipated and only three CRS companies are planned in the event of Marine Le Pen’s victory.