In Paris, public holidays also mean complicated travel. And if you wanted to take advantage of this non-working Monday to stroll around the capital, you'll have to think ahead. On the occasion of the ceremonies commemorating November 11, the Paris police headquarters set up two Silt anti-terrorism protection perimeters (from the Internal Security and Fight Against Terrorism law). The two zones are in force in the Arc de Triomphe sector as well as in the Champs-Élysées roundabout sector, at the bottom of the avenue.
Access and movement of people will be subject to controls. These zones will be active from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m., indicates the police headquarters in a decree. The authorities assure that they are taking these measures “in the current national and international context of very high threat”. “This event is likely to constitute a privileged and symbolic target for acts of a terrorist nature,” further underlines the prefecture.
Within these perimeters, several parking and traffic restriction measures came into force this Sunday “to ensure the smooth running of this event as well as the safety of the public and participants”. To access or move around the perimeters, people will be required to submit to security pat-downs as well as visual inspection and searches of baggage and their vehicle.
Travel will also be disrupted on public transport with the closure of several metro stations and one RER station. Since this Monday morning, the RATP has specified the stops Boissière (line 6), Champs-Élysées – Clemenceau (lines 1 and 13), Charles de Gaulle – Étoile (RER A, lines 1, 2 and 6), Franklin D. Roosevelt (lines 1 and 9), George V (line 1), Kléber (line 6) will not be served.
“Connections in these stations will be impossible,” specifies the group. Closed as soon as the network is put into service, they will then only reopen with “authorization from the police headquarters”, specified the RATP.
