Laurent Nunez, Paris Police Prefect, announced the arrest of two people in connection with the fight which broke out in the stands of the Stade de France during the France-Israel meeting (0-0) on Thursday.
The day after the match classified as very high risk between France and Israel (0-0) Thursday November 14 at the Stade de France, Laurent Nunez, Paris Police Prefect, gave a very positive assessment of the imposing security system put in place. in place. “The match went very well from a security point of view,” he rejoiced on France 2 on Friday morning. “There was no incident, there was a big device. It went very well.”
An immediate arrest and one after the match
With one exception though. A fight broke out in the stands around the 10th minute of the game at the sophomore level of the stands. It took place in an area where people carried Israeli flags but were not placed in the company of official supporters of the Jewish state, placed in the visitors' zone.
“There was indeed an incident,” admitted Laurent Nunez. “A fight broke out but was immediately contained by the stewards of the French Football Federation. They did their job and the police – who were exceptionally in the stadium – also took position. There is had two arrests, one immediately and one after the match, once we were able to dissect what had happened on the video. Two people are in police custody over this incident.
The former Secretary of State to the Minister of the Interior (2018-2020) refused to give more details on the nationality of those arrested. “I have no information to give on that,” he added. “What I can say is that there was the start of a fight, we were extremely reactive. The incident was contained very quickly and there was no more after that.”
More than 4,000 security forces had been deployed in transport, around the Stade de France but also inside to avoid the risk of excesses around this meeting, the holding of which was very severely criticized by pro-associations. Palestinians. It broke the record for the lowest attendance for a French team match in Saint-Denis with only 16,611 spectators. Several political figures, including the President of the Republic Emmanuel Macron and his two predecessors Nicolas Sarkozy and François Hollande, attended.
“The Prime Minister (Michel Barnier), the government, the Minister of the Interior (Bruno Retailleau), the President, wanted this match to be held at the Stade de France, that was the case,” concludes Nunez. “Obviously they were happy. We played this match in normal conditions, there were fewer people of course and a significant police presence certainly but the match was held. There were also families in the stands. France never gives up.”
