“80% of the people here did not want to go to the Stade de France, some were afraid, especially following the events in Amsterdam”, where last week Maccabi Tel Aviv supporters were chased and beaten in the stadiums. streets, he adds. This trip was organized in a few days.
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All around, the security system is important, with police officers, vans and a bus bomb disposal system.
For this ultra-sensitive match, a total of 4,000 police officers and gendarmes were deployed around and in the Saint-Denis stadium, as well as on public transport and throughout Paris.
Some tensions in the first half
Some tensions took place between French and Israeli supporters around the 20th minute. Hooded supporters went to meet the French, but were quickly arrested by the stewards inside the stadium, according to information from BFMTV.
A few dozen people were involved. Calm has returned.
