France is preparing to the worst scenario . A 48-hour debut of the Euro , which will bring together 2 and a half million “fans” for a month in 10 French cities, and the threat of ISIS attacks terrorists, the government decided to launch an application for mobile phones Wednesday to alert “about an attack or an exceptional event”.
the application, free , geolocation will get if “attack alert” or “an exceptional event”, as it could be “a nuclear, bacteriological attack or rupture of a water barrier”. You can drop in French or in English
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It’s called SAIP . You agree “be geolocated all the time” in the place where you are. You also have the option to upload up to 8 geographical areas if the user is concerned about his family or his friends. This first version can be used on platforms Apple and Android from today.
The SAIP application is compatible for Apple and Android. / AFP
The pilot project was presented from “Le Fumoir” crisis room Interior Ministry, and went into action on Wednesday morning. It had already been used in the security exercise in Lyon last Saturday, they had simulated volunteers, police and military to the possibility of a chemical or biological terrorist attack.
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THE ISIS has threatened multiple attacks in France in stadiums, Fan Zone, shopping centers, entertainment venues, transportation and even schools during Ramadan , an Islamic holiday that coincides with the tournament.
Mohamed Abrini, suspected of involvement in the bombings in Paris and Brussels, told his interrogators that the original intention of the French Belgian jihadists was taking action during Euro. Security conditions forced them to bring forward the plans and attack Brussels.
At least 90,000 police, soldiers and gendarmes monitor the country amid unprecedented security measures and intelligence. There will be units that can respond to a nuclear, chemical and biological attack.
This warning system and information, through the cell to the population, it is a son of the attacks of 13 November in Paris, when the security forces saw saturating the networks and text messages did not arrive. And worse. That calls to cell phones in the Bataclan or when users tried to notify their families of their situation, served to the terrorists detected and executed
THE SAIP has two objectives : warn the French of “an attack or an absolutely exceptional event” that threatens civil security, “is underway” and informs them that “behavior” should adopt
No sound or. vibration is emitted by application to protect people who are supposedly hidden aggressor. Once the SAIP loaded, a red screen appears. The user clicks the button: “I informed,” indicating the status of the situation and “behavior to adopt.” You can see whether there is an intervention of security forces in progress and that “the priority is to hide”. You can also move and clicking “how to act”, which will give precise instructions safety. For example: “no telephoning except in cases of vital urgency”. And they seek to avoid saturation of the networks, as happened when the jihadists attacked the terraces, the Bataclan and the Stade de France in November.
The last stage of the application is the mass dissemination of information. The government does not expect the SAIP is loaded by all the French. But will have a shared role with Facebook and Twitter. Users will be considered “safety ambassadors” to convert the alert viral and alert throughout your network.
” this can prevent saturation of 17, the number of police emergency in Paris, “said a member of the cabinet of Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve.
” the alert will evolve to announce river floods , storms or snow alerts “he said.
it will be the prefect in charge in each area, responsible for declaring the alert, define the area and select the slogans you want to convey. The Interior Ministry has demanded that no personal data of the smartphone is accessible to a third party to preserve privacy. This is the first version of the SAIP but its inventors have promised that will evolve.
Britain also bowed before the terrorist alert. The British Foreign Office warned citizens traveling to France about the “risk of attacks,” especially in the “fan zones”, where thousands of people watch the games on giant screens, because they have not got tickets for the stadium. But are not limited to France.
The commander anti terrorist Scotland Yard, Dean Haydon, he warned that there is a potential threat to all the fans who watch the game in the “fan zones” in Britain. They do not have accurate intelligence about these terrorist acts but recognize the threat as “severe” .
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