The National Republican Guard (GNR) found five “drones” that violated the rules as part of an operation to secure the international pilgrimage to the Sanctuary of Fatima, without any theft, but with some restrictions on movement, as announced this Saturday.
“This year, 16 “drones” were identified that started flying or were flying (…), five of which were found to be violators, since the airspace was prohibited, removing the notice of an administrative offense. [e] will be reported to the competent administrative authority,” Captain Joao Lourenço, GNR public relations officer, told Lusa.
According to this official, the “drones” were seized from people who intended to deploy these drones without proper authorization.
The captain, who spoke to Lusa at 2:00 pm, noted that the safety device, installed on the occasion of the first major pilgrimage of the year to the Sanctuary of Fatima, ends on Sunday, but at that moment the balance is positive. .
“The operation is proceeding as expected,” he added, noting that on Friday “there was a large flow of people,” estimated at 220,000 people.
As for crime, the captain drew attention to the lack of records of thefts.
“An event of this nature, with such a large concentration of people, I highlight the fact that we have no record of theft,” the public relations officer said, arguing that “this is also the result of the work done” in the context of crime prevention.
On the other hand, he added that the GNR mentioned “only one false beggar” (there were 14 on the May pilgrimage last year), reaffirming its commitment to crime prevention, “one of the main goals of this operation”, which includes ensuring security and transportation. flow.
Asked about the confusion on the roads after Friday night’s celebration, Captain Joao Lourenço explained that Fatima had recorded the arrival of thousands of pilgrims for several days, and that within “an hour, an hour and a half” after the ceremonies, people intend to leave the city.
“Naturally, there are always some traffic jams,” he admitted, as it happened after today’s mass, and that “traffic is within the limits of possible normality,” he explained, adding that there was a collision on Friday that caused “an embarrassment from road point of view”.
Meanwhile, Commander David Lobato, head of the Middle Tagus Sub-Regional Emergency and Civil Protection Command, said that 317 people received assistance from the civil protection and rescue device installed in Fatima, 24 of whom were taken to Leiria and Abrantes hospitals. . . .
According to David Lobato, of those 24, eight were found to be critically injured as a result of sudden illness or injury.
The commander believed that the way the device worked was a good test for World Youth Day (WYD), which takes place in Lisbon from 1 to 6 August in the presence of the Pope, who had planned a trip to Fatima.
David Lobato said that the command post in Colegio de Sant Miguel was visited by representatives of the municipal civil protection services of Greater Lisbon and other organizations related to security and rescue work.
Thousands of people took part in the celebrations on May 12 and 13 at the sanctuary of Fatima, with the temple indicating that about 200,000 people attended the final mass this Saturday.
The jubilee international pilgrimage was led by the Secretary of State of the Vatican, Cardinal Pietro Parolin.
Approximately 700 GNR soldiers are participating in the pilgrim security operation, which ends on Sunday.
About 350 people and 90 vehicles are part of the civil protection and assistance device for the international pilgrimage to the Sanctuary of Fatima, and this operation ends at 18:00.
Author: Portuguese
Source: CM Jornal
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