10,000 police officers deployed in Paris and the inner suburbs, for what results?

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Modified traffic, searches, closed metro stations… Heavy security measures and some 10,000 law enforcement agents were hired by the Paris Police Prefecture on Tuesday December 31, 2024 so that the New Year festivities on the Champs -Élysées and elsewhere in the inner suburbs are a success.

No less thana million spectators were expected on the famous avenue in the 8th arrondissement to attend the big evening organized by France Télévisions as well as the sound and lights projected on the Arc de Triomphe.

One hundred and thirty-six arrests, no injuries

At the end of the party and the night, 136 people were arrested in the capital on the sidelines of the celebrations, according to an initial report from the police forces, the Paris prosecutor's office said this Wednesday, requested by theAFP. The reasons for their arrest were not specified at this stage.

According to a police source, people were arrested for burglary, or even for throwing projectiles and possessing fireworks near the Bir-Hakeim bridge, in the 15th arrondissement.

In terms of material damage, “two police vehicles were set on fire, with no injuries,” added the public prosecutor. According to our information, at least one screen-printed van was damaged by the flames around 11 p.m. The vehicle was parked near the 20th arrondissement police station and a traffic cone which was set on fire.

with AFP

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