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Officials Praise Munich Security Operation After 5,000-Officer Deployment

Support from five neighboring countries marked an expanded European policing effort.

Overview

  • Police reported a successful conclusion to the Feb. 12–15 security mission around the Munich Security Conference, led by Vice Police President Christian Huber.
  • About 5,000 officers from Bavaria, across Germany and units from Austria, Switzerland, the Netherlands, France and the Czech Republic secured venues and routes.
  • Authorities managed 17 assemblies, including an Iran-related rally at Theresienwiese that peaked at roughly 250,000 participants.
  • A flight-restriction zone over central Munich was enforced, with more than 20 offences recorded overall, including ten drone violations and three additional charges.
  • Two officers were kicked during a Marienplatz protest, suspects were detained and later released, and police logged 23 minor officer injuries, 18 illness cases and 13 first-aid assists to demonstrators.