(Radio France) France’s Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez has announced that 90,000 members of the security forces will be mobilised across the entire French territory on Wednesday ahead of the New Year celebrations.
“On New Year’s Eve, many people go out into the streets to celebrate the arrival of the new year. It is therefore essential to ensure the safety of all these people,” Nuñez told France Inter radio on Tuesday.
“A total of 90,000 police officers and gendarmes will be mobilised. I have reiterated the instructions, which are to act with firmness and authority.”
He also referred to his concerns over “the traditional end-of-year urban riots that occur in certain neighbourhoods, where mortars are thrown at law enforcement officers.”
