Seville expects the arrival of more than 100,000 fans of Athletic Bilbao and Mallorca this weekend, the two Copa del Rey finalist teams, according to the latest estimates. To guarantee citizen security during these days, the Government Subdelegation in Seville, after the meeting held with the Seville and Santiponce City Councils and those responsible for the State Security Forces and Bodies, announced this Thursday that 1,843 troops will be deployed between the Civil Guard and the National and Local Police.
The operation, which It will start this Friday at 08:00 and will last until Sunday at 2:00 p.m.will have 1,511 officials from the National Police and 132 from the Civil Guard. The Benemérita agents who will be deployed in the city this weekend serve “in different specialties of the Corps,” according to official sources.
In addition, There will be 200 local police officers dedicated to this sporting event. This will mean allocating around 20% of the current workforce to this coverage, which will also have the support of around 700 private security assistants.
The ‘fan zone’, the stadium and Plaza España, the hot spots
To the fan zone del Athleticlocated next to the Seville Tower, and that of the Mallorca fansin the Alamillo park, They will be two of the main agent deployment points. “Staff will also be available in the teams’ concentration hotels and refereeing bodies, and of course in the stadium and its surroundings.”
But these two fan meeting places will not be the only ones with a police presence. The mayor of Seville, José Luis Sanz, commented this Thursday that part of these efforts will be concentrated in the Plaza de España: “We are going to try to ensure that the fans do not use the Plaza de España as a bottledrome.which is a priority for this government team.”
Francisco Toscano, subdelegate of the government in Seville, has stated along the same lines: “The common thread of the device is prevention and safety, which is why it does not there will be agents only in the stadium, but in different parts of the city where there may be fans“. With that We will try to avoid altercations like those that occurred last year the fans of Real Madrid and Osasuna in the Alameda area.
Fewer civil guards and local police than in the last final
The Andalusian capital will have a security deployment somewhat greater in number compared to the 2023 final, in which 1,788 agents participated. Above all, because of the legion of Athletic Bilbao fans, of whom more than 40,000 followers are expected.
The security plan for the 2023 Copa del Rey final, which faced Real Madrid and Osasuna, included 230 agents from the Local police of Sevilla, 30 more than this year. As for the National Police, 1,389 were deployed national police, 122 members less than for this final. Of all of them, 424 came from the Blas Infante Superior Headquarters.
The Civil Guard will have a few fewer agents on the ground this edition. In the last one, held on May 6, 2023, the Armed Institute made a total of 169 troops available to the operation, 37 more than this yearof the Rural Security Group (ARS), of Citizen Security Units (USECIC), of the Traffic Subsector, the Port/Airport Tax Company, Gedex, and the Command and Complex Operational Center.
The government subdelegate in Seville has asked both fans to “enjoy a final of this magnitude.” “And to the people of Seville, let us once again be an example of how these types of events are organized,” concluded Francisco Toscano.
2024-04-05 06:22:28
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