Hundreds of police officers and a helicopter to monitor Prague Pride march

Police will step up security at all accompanying events of the Prague Pride festival, which begins in Prague on Monday. Several hundred police officers will be deployed for the Pride march, which will culminate the festival the following Saturday. They will secure the entire route from Wenceslas Square to Střelecký Island, while a police helicopter will monitor the area from the air. Traffic in the city centre will be restricted on the day of the march. According to police spokesperson Eva Kropáčová, the security measures were adopted in light of recent risk assessments, including the recent attack on a similar event in Berlin.