25,000 police a day will guard Paralympic Games, says French interior minister

&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"wpcnt">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"wpa">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<span class&equals;"wpa-about">Advertisements<&sol;span>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"u top&lowbar;amp">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<amp-ad width&equals;"300" height&equals;"265"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; type&equals;"pubmine"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; data-siteid&equals;"111265417"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; data-section&equals;"2">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;amp-ad>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div><p>France’s interior minister has said about 25&comma;000 police officers will be deployed every day in Paris and beyond to watch over the Paralympic Games&comma; in line with the security implemented during the Olympics&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The Paralympics will take place from August 28 to September 8 in the French capital and nearby sites&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Speaking at a news conference&comma; Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin reiterated that authorities have detected no &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;tangible” terror threat to the Paralympics&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<figure id&equals;"attachment&lowbar;184144" aria-describedby&equals;"caption-attachment-184144" style&equals;"width&colon; 640px" class&equals;"wp-caption alignnone"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;londonglossy&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2024&sol;08&sol;IMG&lowbar;6104&period;webp" alt&equals;"" width&equals;"640" height&equals;"427" class&equals;"size-full wp-image-184144" &sol;><figcaption id&equals;"caption-attachment-184144" class&equals;"wp-caption-text">Police officers patrol Paris’s Champs-Elysees ahead of the Paralympic Games<&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;<p>He said Israel’s delegation of 27 athletes will be protected 24 hours a day by elite police officers&comma; as during the Olympics&comma; amid tensions over Palestinian deaths during the war in Gaza and the threat of a wider regional conflict in the Middle East&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The opening ceremony next week is expected to draw about 30&comma;000 spectators at the Concorde venue&comma; and some 15&comma;000 other people who will be able to attend the ceremony free of charge on the Champs-Elysees&comma; Mr Darmanin said&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Police will also ensure the security of the torch relay as the flame arrives in France on Sunday from Stoke Mandeville in Buckinghamshire&comma; England&comma; the village that is widely considered the birthplace of the Paralympic Games&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>In addition&comma; about 10&comma;000 private security agents will help ensure security of athletes and spectators at venues&comma; Mr Darmanin said&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<figure id&equals;"attachment&lowbar;184146" aria-describedby&equals;"caption-attachment-184146" style&equals;"width&colon; 640px" class&equals;"wp-caption alignnone"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;londonglossy&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2024&sol;08&sol;IMG&lowbar;6105&period;webp" alt&equals;"" width&equals;"640" height&equals;"427" class&equals;"size-full wp-image-184146" &sol;><figcaption id&equals;"caption-attachment-184146" class&equals;"wp-caption-text">Soldiers patrol on the Champs-Elysees in Paris ahead of the Paralympic Games<&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;<p>The Paralympics will involve 4&comma;400 athletes in 19 venues&comma; 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