A double-decker bus with ultras of Paris Saint Germain was intercepted this morning at the border of Behobia, in Irun, by the Ertzaintza, after its intervention the vehicle returned to the French side of the bus. The bus passengers were identified and, according to eyewitnesses, bats and knives were seized from them, which is why they decided to return them to French land. Upon reaching muga, the vehicle stopped near the border.
The special security apparatus formed by the Ertzaintza and the Local Police has been active for several hours to try to prevent incidents in the hours before the match between Real Sociedad and Paris Saint Germain this Tuesday (9 pm), which corresponds to of the second leg of the Champions League round of 16. As reported by MD in recent days, the arrival of 2,000 followers of Paris is expected, among them 700 ultras and also about a hundred dangerous radical no entry. The meeting was declared ‘high risk’ due to this incident and the surveillance of the border and in Donostia by the Ertzaintza was intense. Perimeter isolation will be established across Amara Berri from two hours before the match.
The meeting place for Paris Saint Germain fans can be found in the Alderdi Eder gardens. At 7 pm they were all scheduled to leave through the ‘kalejira’ to the stadium, guarded by the Ertzaintza.
Source: La Verdad
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