Spanish, French authorities tighten security as ISIS threatens terror attack at UCL games

Speaking on the situation, Gerald Darmanin, France’s
minister of interior, said the threat from ISIS is “not new” but added that
security at the Parc de Prince has been “considerably strengthened”.

“Regarding the game that will take place in the Paris
region, the head of police has considerably strengthened security,” the
minister said.

 “We have seen, among
other things, a communication from the Islamic State that particularly targets
stadiums. It is not new.”

On her part, Pilar Alegria, Spain’s government official,
called for “calm” and said “more than 2,000 police and civil guard officers”
will be deployed to the stadiums hosting the UCL quarter-final in the country.

She added that the terrorism alert level had been raised to
4 on a scale of 5.

Last month, ISIS claimed responsibility for a mass shooting
at the Crocus City Hall in Moscow, Russia, which claimed the lives of at least
115 people.