The impressive security measures at Pope Francis' funeral (www.euronews.com)
from zaxvenz@lemm.ee to world@lemmy.world on 25 Apr 14:24
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Thousands of police officers will be deployed for the funeral, with reinforcements arriving from several Italian regions. That’s before considering the security services being brought along by the 130 foreign delegations.

The area around the Holy See and along the route of the funeral procession will be protected by a full-fledged security presence covering threats from air, land and sea: a Navy destroyer near the capital, Eurofighter jets from the Italian Air Force, radar installations and anti-drone bazookas.

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Noodle07@lemmy.world on 25 Apr 15:26 next collapse

It’s a bit late to protect the Pope /s

tourist@lemmy.world on 25 Apr 15:54 next collapse

I think that this is so no one steals him

Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works on 25 Apr 16:29 next collapse

Both these comments brought a small welcome upward twitch to the sides of my mouth.

But I assume the real reason is the accumulated leaders of nations.

Plus perhaps crowd control, with the possibility of protesters against the crimes of the Catholic Church, and just the general press of mourners, as he was a popular Pope.

The real power move would be for Francis to have arranged for a bomb under his carcass that explodes when it detects McDonald’s-breath.

MelodiousFunk@slrpnk.net on 25 Apr 19:24 collapse

The real power move would be for Francis to have arranged for a bomb under his carcass that explodes when it detects McDonald’s-breath.

How diabolical of him.

Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works on 25 Apr 19:27 collapse

I’d call it a miracle and propose beatification

Noodle07@lemmy.world on 25 Apr 22:14 next collapse

2025 relics !

huquad@lemmy.ml on 25 Apr 22:19 collapse

No one tell Nic Cage

kreskin@lemmy.world on 25 Apr 19:38 collapse

the zionists hated this pope because he supported Gazan civilians fundamental rights to exist. So the security folks are geering up against zionist terrorism. Zionists love to do terrorism.

middleeastmonitor.com/20241107-pope-francis-israe…

sudneo@lemm.ee on 26 Apr 07:19 collapse

Worth adding that yesterday morning the national alert system was used to broadcast a message to every phone in Rome, with some informatin about the disruption.