AFP, PARIS: France said Wednesday it will deploy more than 90,000 police and security guards for Euro 2016, vowing to do "everything possible to avoid a terrorist attack" during the football tournament that starts next month.
The announcement followed chaos on Saturday at the Stade de France national stadium when smoke bombs were set off during the national cup final, sparking panic.
Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve told the sports daily L'Equipe that the match between Paris Saint-Germain and Marseille should not be considered a test for Euro 2016.
"They were not the same spectators, not the same organisers, nor the same security deployment," he said.
"However, what happened will be taken into account" ahead of the month-long football tournament, which kicks off on June 10 with matches to be played at 10 venues around the country.
Cazeneuve later wrote on Twitter that 77,000 police and paramilitary police would be deployed, along with 13,000 private security guards.
Some of the 10,000 soldiers deployed around France since last year's jihadist attacks in Paris will also be used to secure the matches, he said.
"Our objective is for the Euro to be a big festive gathering, but we owe the French the truth. Zero percent precaution means 100 percent risk, but 100 percent precaution does not mean a zero percent risk," he said.