France rehearses anti-terror response ahead of Olympic Games
(VOVWORLD) - Members of the French national police took part in joint training exercises on Tuesday to test their response to a terror attack as Paris gears up to host the Olympic Games this summer.
 Armed French soldiers patrol at the Trocadero place near the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France, on March 25, 2024 (Photo: Xinhua/ VNA) |
Members of an elite tactical unit known by the acronym RAID and regular police units participated in the training exercises.
The recent attack on a Moscow concert hall which killed at least 139 people has raised fresh security fears for the Paris Olympics. It echoed an assault on the Bataclan music venue in Paris in 2015 which left 90 people dead and was also claimed by the Islamic State.
Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin has promised that the French police and intelligence services will be ready. 200 members of the elite unit will be mobilized every day, including 100 for the opening ceremony on the Seine on July 26.