25,000 police a day will guard Paralympic Games, says French interior minister

The Paralympics will take place from August 28 to September 8 in Paris and nearby sites.

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Police officers patrol outside the Grand Palais ahead of the Paralympic Games

France’s interior minister has said about 25,000 police officers will be deployed every day in Paris and beyond to watch over the Paralympic Games, in line with the security implemented during the Olympics.

The Paralympics will take place from August 28 to September 8 in the French capital and nearby sites.

Speaking at a news conference, Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin reiterated that authorities have detected no “tangible” terror threat to the Paralympics.

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Police officers patrol Paris’s Champs-Elysees ahead of the Paralympic Games (Aurelien Morissard/AP)