France tightens security around concert halls, cultural sites after Manchester attack

Record ID: 876682

  • Title: France tightens security around concert halls, cultural sites after Manchester attack
  • Date: 23rd May 2017
  • Summary: PARIS, FRANCE (MAY 23, 2017) (REUTERS) EXTERIOR OF POLICE HEADQUARTERS VARIOUS OF FRENCH FLAG WITH PLAQUE READING (French): "Liberty, equality, fraternity. French Republic" PEOPLE ENTERING POLICE HEADQUARTERS (SOUNDBITE) (French) PARIS POLICE COMMISSIONER, MICHEL DELPUECH, SAYING: "We've given two types of recommendations: on the one hand, knowing when shows end so we can inform police or military patrols from the 'Operation Sentinel' (in which combat troops patrol streets and protect key sites) so they know to patrol this area, in accordance with the orders I have given. And, theatre or movie operators have been asked to quickly monitor the exit perimeter when a show is expected to end to see if a suspect situation could arise." LOCAL CINEMA POLICE PATROLLING STREET (SOUNDBITE) (French) 38-YEAR-OLD CONSULTANT, FIRAS DENIZ SAYING: "This morning, as usual, I went in a shopping mall in the centre of Paris. I took the initiative of opening up my bag, because I now do so instinctively, but the person who is supposed to check what is at least in my bag didn't look inside at all. So, I don't really know how they check but personally, I don't think the measures put in place are at the appropriate level." WOMAN ENTERING CINEMA (SOUNDBITE) (French) 61-YEAR-OLD GERARD PLUQUET SAYING: "We already have checks, they're done everywhere and it doesn't stop attacks from occurring. Personally, I don't believe in them." PEOPLE WALKING IN STREET POLICE WALKING IN STREET
  • Embargoed: 6th June 2017 17:21
  • Keywords: concert halls security Bataclan concert attack Paris Britain cultural sites cinema Manchester Manchester attack UK France Manchester Arena Ariana Grande police
  • Location: PARIS, FRANCE
  • City: PARIS, FRANCE
  • Country: France
  • Topics: Conflicts/War/Peace
  • Reuters ID: LVA0016I29IKN
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: France tightened its security measures around concert halls and cultural sites on Tuesday (May 23) following the Manchester suicide bomb attack which killed 22 people at the end of an Ariana Grande show.
    Paris Police Commissioner Michel Delpuech said there would be greater screening in place when people enter and exit sites, and that combat troops who patrol streets and protect key sites will adapt their routes so as to monitor concert halls and movie theatres when shows end.
    Parisians interviewed by Reuters TV were however sceptical that increased security measures would help prevent further attacks.
    More than 230 people have died in France in the past two years at the hands of attackers allied to the militant group Islamic State, whose strongholds in Syria and Iraq are being bombed by an international coalition including France.
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