“There is no clear threat but it remains a high-risk match,” declares Paris police prefect Laurent Nuñez

Laurent Nuñez was reassuring before the match between France and Israel, Thursday evening at the Stade de France, which will take place under very high security.

“There is no clear threat, but it remains a high-risk match”declares the Paris police prefect, Laurent Nuñez, on franceinfo Thursday November 14, day of the France-Israel Nations League match at the Stade de France. The meeting will be closely scrutinized in a very tense context against a backdrop of conflict in the Middle East and a week after the violence in Amsterdam against Israeli supporters.

“We see the tensions that there are in the demonstrations at the moment, particularly around pro-Palestinian demonstrations. So we have to remain extremely focused”adds the police chief.

A total of 4,000 police and gendarmes will be deployed around and in the stadium, as well as on public transport and throughout Paris. Around 1,600 security agents will also be mobilized at the Stade de France and the Raid, the elite unit of the national police, is committed to the security of the Israel team.