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Pope's Visit: a XXL Security System, a Million People Expected

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An exceptional event - a pope has not come to Paris since 2008 -, "exceptional device", according to the words of the Minister of the Interior Laurent Nuñez. A total of 14,000 policemen, gendarmes and soldiers of Operation Sentinel as well as 2,500 firefighters will be mobilized on Friday, on the first day of the papal visit. They will be 12,000 the next day and as many firefighters as Friday. A thousand members of the police will be deployed to…

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The arrival of Pope Leo XIV in Paris is becoming clearer and the security arrangements are consistent. Up to 14,000 policemen, gendarmes and soldiers will be deployed in the capital. "We will have to be very, very vigilant," Reda Belhaj, UN1TÉ's spokesman for Île-de-France. (Topics of society).

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A non-standard security device will be deployed in Paris for the Pope's visit. More than a million visitors are expected for the occasion in the capital, where Leo XIV will walk on board the papamobile. Behind the scenes of the event under high surveillance.

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An extraordinary security device will be deployed during the four days of Pope Leo XIV's visit to France, with particular attention to the Parisian sequence, Friday and Saturday, which is expected to drain a million people.

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The sovereign pontiff begins on Friday a four-day trip to France, marked by giant masses and major diplomatic and religious issues Giant Messes, extraordinary security,

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An exceptional event - a pope has not come to Paris since 2008 -, "exceptional device", according to the words of the Minister of the Interior Laurent Nuñez. A total of 14,000 policemen, gendarmes and soldiers of Operation Sentinel as well as 2,500 firefighters will be mobilized on Friday, on the first day of the papal visit. They will be 12,000 the next day and as many firefighters as Friday. A thousand members of the police will be deployed to…

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In total, almost 23,000 police officers and gendarmes will ensure the safety of Léon XIV during his trip to France from Friday 25 to Monday 28 September 2026, first in Paris and then in Lourdes (Hautes-Pyrénées) and Metz (Moselle). Silt perimeters (Inner security and the fight against terrorism) will be set up to allow law enforcement forces to check identities and bag searches.

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LaProvence.com broke the news on Tuesday, September 22, 2026.
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