Afraid of ISIS and hooligans, Germany sets up the "Steel Ring". 22 thousand policemen, snipers and special forces for the European

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22 thousand policemen, snipers and special forces for the European

Fears of ISIS, which has warned of terror attacks, and violent hooligans have forced Germany to secure the opening match of Euro 2024 with a steel ring made up of thousands of armed police to protect soccer fans from possible attacks.

Security expert Will Geddes, who has worked with Premier League clubs, told The Sun that 22,000 police will be mobilized just for today's match against Scotland at Munich's Allianz Arena.

He explained that the country's special forces, intelligence services and armed police will be called in to help on the ground.

"The European football championship presents a wide spectrum of potential risks and issues amid a very high level of risk from ISIS. Crowds will be closely monitored with CCTV but also with artificial intelligence systems, the watchful eye of "super observers" and plainclothes officers," he warned.

Will, who heads a team of security experts at International Corporate Protection (ICP), closely monitors ISIS chatter yesterday as his team saw the Islamic terrorist organization frequently calling for attacks in Germany.

"There will be a number of different layers of security. There are about 22,000 federal police who will be assigned specifically to the matches. These are specialists looking for those indicators of individuals who may have malicious intent. Furthermore, foreign and neighboring police forces brought in from around the world will have been briefed by their intelligence services and anti-terrorist units ahead of the match. There will also be teams for surveillance and detection of hostile elements. And it will be human and electronic. Artificial Intelligence using facial recognition."

ISIS has issued repeated threats of attacks on Euro2024, the Champions League and the Paris Olympics in recent months. Germany will host 2.7 million fans in 10 different stadiums, while another 12 million are expected to visit the dedicated fan areas.

Will explained that the massive security operation will range from snipers scattered around the stadium to "super watchers" hidden in the audience.

"Superobservers will be people who will go into crowds, looking for key individuals that they have a story about. Open measures will include things like snipers and possibly members of the special forces, and GSG 9, who will work in a clean, close-range capacity, but within striking distance. GSG 9 is Border Guard Group 9, an elite special forces unit of the German federal police that focuses on terrorism and violent crime."

It has also been revealed that fans who may feel "unsafe" or "threatened" during the tournament can use a code to get help from the authorities. The selected word is "Panama".


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