Police in Madrid and Paris on alert after IS threat to Champions League venues
Spain to deploy 2,000 officers at Real Madrid v Manchester CityFrench interior minister says IS ‘specifically targeted’ stadiums
Police in Madrid and Paris have stepped up security before this week’s Champions League quarter-finals following an apparent threat from Islamic State (IS).
Although Spain’s interior ministry stressed the country’s terror alert remained at level four of five, it said 2,000 officers from the National Police and Guardia Civil forces would be deployed to help municipal police patrol Real Madrid v Manchester City on Tuesday and Atlético Madrid v Borussia Dortmund on Wednesday, which will both be played in the capital.
