Video: Munich Security Conference: Large-scale operation for the police

STORY: Vehicle inspection with sniffer dogs on Friday in front of the Bayerischer Hof in Munich. So there, where, among other things, 45 heads of state and heads of government will discuss the tense world situation until Sunday. About 4,500 police officers will protect the participants of the meeting, block roads and accompany the demonstrations in the vicinity of the conference. In addition, 300 federal police officers are on duty. The airspace above downtown Munich is closed in a radius of 5.5 kilometers. “Well, we have an abstract risk situation here. We have a tense political situation. And we have heads of state and government from all over the world. And accordingly we have an abstract risk situation here. We don’t have any concrete information on this.” The area around the “Bayerischer Hof” was searched for explosive devices. During the security conference, parking cars is also prohibited in many places in the city. There are strict entry controls around the conference venue. Numerous demonstrations will also demand the police: “We have over 20 assemblies that we look after here at the weekend in this context. From different camps. We have over 45 heads of state and government who need to be protected and looked after here, we protect over 16 hotels here in the city area.” According to the organizers, the USA will provide the largest delegation of all time at this year’s security conference. Vice President Kamala Harris, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, Secretary of State Antony Blinken and representatives from Congress are expected to attend. In total, more than 150 high-ranking government officials have announced their attendance, including 83 foreign and defense ministers.

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