PARIS: Paris police yesterday said they had tightened security and taken other measures to fight crimes targeting tourists in the world’s most visited city.
Paris, which attracted 29 million visitors last year, has seen a rise in pickpocketing, armed theft and muggings, as well as attacks on tourists, causing alarm and concern at home and abroad.
Some 200 police officers have been deployed daily since April across landmarks such as the Notre Dame cathedral, the Champs-Elysees avenue, the Louvre museum and the Montmartre area as well as on metros and trains to buck this trend.
AFP
