Helicopters, drones, and 5,000 police officers will be deployed as part of the tight security operation planned by police in central Athens on November 17, on the anniversary of the 1973 student uprising at the Athens Polytechnic, according to ANA.
The security measures will once again be focused on the Exarchia district, from where anti-establishment rioters traditionally mount ‘raids’ on police after the end of the main march for the anniversary. The Hellenic Police announced that they also have plans for dealing with attackers that climb up onto the roofs of buildings in the area in order to launch various objects at police. They intend to use the helicopters and drones to relay visual images to the operations center, so that police have a complete picture of what is happening.
Furthermore, police in plainclothes will also be deployed throughout the district.
This will also be the inaugural deployment of the newly-formed motorcycle police unit “Drasi”, which has replaced the “Delta” Unit. Fifty police officers in five groups of 10, mounted on motorbikes, will be constantly patrolling the areas around central Athens and Exarchia, supporting the MAT riot police.
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