Police in Madrid and Paris have stepped up security before this week’s Champions League quarter-finals after an apparent threat from Islamic State
Spain to deploy 2,000 officers at Real Madrid v Manchester CityIn London, the Metropolitan police said it had “a robust policing plan” in place for Tuesday’s match between Arsenal andAlthough Spain’s interior ministry stressed the country’s terror alert remained at level four of five, it said 2,000 officers from the national police and Guardia Civil forces would be deployed to help municipal police patrol Real Madrid v Manchester City on Tuesday and Atlético Madrid...
“The government and the state security forces have taken all relevant initiatives to guarantee the safety of participants and spectators at the two sporting events – as well as the safety of Spanish citizens as whole – so that they can go about their day-to-day business knowing that Spain is one of the safest countries in the world.”“We have seen, among other things, a communication from Islamic State that specifically targets the stadiums,” Darmanin said.
“We’re aware of online and media reports in relation to calls to target matches across Europe and here in London. However, I want to reassure the public that we have a robust policing plan in place for tonight’s match and we continue to work closely alongside the club’s security team to ensure that the match passes peacefully. As ever, we ask the public to remain vigilant, and if they see anything that doesn’t look or feel right, then report it to police or security staff.
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