'Massive' police presence in Paris for Champions League final
30 May 2025 10:44
PARIS (AFP)Paris police will deploy massively in the city during the Champions League football final between home favourites Paris Saint-Germain and Inter Milan in Munich on Saturday, French police said Friday.
"A massive deployment in the capital and its surroundings, with 5,400 personnel mobilised... that's enormous," Paris police chief Laurent Nunez said in an interview with Le Parisien daily, adding that many will be deployed "on the Champs-Elysees and around (PSG's home stadium) Parc des Princes."
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