Allowed entry to 1,000 people
Admission nearly 1,000 people in France was prevented after the reintroduction of border controls, imposed in order to enhance the security of the climate conference (COP21) and to minimize the "terrorist" risk, today announced Interior Minister Bernard Kaznev.
After returned checks, on November 13, "nearly 1,000 people were prevented from entering the national territory because of the risk which these people may represent for public order and security in our country," the minister said during a visit in Strasbourg, in the east of the country, according to the Athens agency.
In all, "nearly 15,000 policemen, gendarmes and customs officers are mobilized across our borders, especially the northern border," explained the minister, who visited a checkpoint at the Franco-German border.
The purpose of these checks is "under both the organization of COP21, but also much increased level of terrorist threat we face, to address the security of the French and get the necessary arrests" the minister added.
France reintroduced exceptionally checks at borders Friday, November 13th in a series of measures to strengthen security in the face of global climate conference, the COP21, starting Monday its work in Paris in the presence of some 150 heads of state and governments.
A few hours later, jihadists made the most deadly attacks in the country's history, causing 130 deaths and the government, which declared a state of emergency, to extend those investigations "for as long as there is a terrorist threat."
This measure is in contradiction with the principle of free movement within the Schengen area, but European rules provide for emergency situations where controls can be reset.
Admission nearly 1,000 people in France was prevented after the reintroduction of border controls, imposed in order to enhance the security of the climate conference (COP21) and to minimize the "terrorist" risk, today announced Interior Minister Bernard Kaznev.
After returned checks, on November 13, "nearly 1,000 people were prevented from entering the national territory because of the risk which these people may represent for public order and security in our country," the minister said during a visit in Strasbourg, in the east of the country, according to the Athens agency.
In all, "nearly 15,000 policemen, gendarmes and customs officers are mobilized across our borders, especially the northern border," explained the minister, who visited a checkpoint at the Franco-German border.
The purpose of these checks is "under both the organization of COP21, but also much increased level of terrorist threat we face, to address the security of the French and get the necessary arrests" the minister added.
France reintroduced exceptionally checks at borders Friday, November 13th in a series of measures to strengthen security in the face of global climate conference, the COP21, starting Monday its work in Paris in the presence of some 150 heads of state and governments.
A few hours later, jihadists made the most deadly attacks in the country's history, causing 130 deaths and the government, which declared a state of emergency, to extend those investigations "for as long as there is a terrorist threat."
This measure is in contradiction with the principle of free movement within the Schengen area, but European rules provide for emergency situations where controls can be reset.
