Highlights: Several countries will send soldiers to France to help secure the Olympic Games. “Several foreign nations will strengthen us in certain critical areas, such as dog capabilities, where the needs are enormous” during the Olympics, according to the French Ministry of the Armed Forces. Poland has offered 40 police officers and 13 dog crews. Germany has already indicated that it will send police officers to the Olympics. Nearly 45,000 police officers, gendarmes and soldiers will be mobilized in Ile-de-France.

“Several foreign nations will strengthen us in certain critical areas, such as dog capabilities, where the needs are enormous” during the Olympics, according to the French Ministry of the Armed Forces.

Several countries will send soldiers to France to help secure the Olympic Games

Paris is preparing to host the Summer Olympics and Paralympics. © AFP/Dimitar Dilkoff

By: RFI with AFP

In order to secure the

Paris

Olympic Games

several countries will send soldiers and police officers to participate in securing the Olympic Games this summer. “

Several foreign nations will strengthen us in certain critical areas, such as dog capabilities, where the needs are enormous

” during the Olympics, according to the French Ministry of the Armed Forces.

This announcement follows that of

Poland

which specified that it was in this system. “

The Polish armed forces will join the international coalition set up by

France
to support the preparation and security of the 2024 Summer Olympic Games

,” Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz, the Minister of Defense, declared on the social network

A Polish special intervention force will therefore fly to Paris. It should mainly help the French in the detection of explosives and everything related to the terrorist threat. Dogs should also be on the trip, because dog handlers will also come to support France so that the

2024 Olympics

go off without a hitch, adds our correspondent in Warsaw,

Martin Chabal

. Poland has offered 40 police officers and 13 dog

crews

, according to the French Interior Ministry.

According to the Ministry of the Interior, reinforcements were requested from “

46 foreign partners

” and this concerns “

nearly 2,185

reinforcements of internal security forces

” to best secure this global event.

A common practice

This practice is nevertheless common. Thus, French gendarmes participated in securing the sites during the Football World Cup in Qatar. During the last Rugby World Cup, British police officers in particular came to France, and a total of 160 European officers took part in the event. Germany has already indicated that it will send police officers to the Olympics.

In order to secure the Games in the face of threats from all sides, on the French side, nearly 45,000 police officers and gendarmes will be mobilized in Ile-de-France for the unprecedented opening ceremony on the Seine on July 26. According to the latest figures, 18,000 French soldiers will also intervene during the Games, in addition to some 35,000 police and gendarmes.

If the attacks in Moscow raised the alert level in France, they were a cold reminder that every European country could be threatened. Poland therefore feels concerned by the security of the Olympic Games and will participate, from July 26 to September 8, in addition to the sports competitions, in fighting the terrorist threat.

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Several countries will send soldiers to France to help secure the Olympic Games

Several countries will send soldiers to France to help secure the Olympic Games

A common practice

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