In video: Police forces deployed to secure New Year's celebrations

CAIRO – 23 December 2018: Security forces were heavily deployed in the vicinity of state institutions and places of worship, coinciding with the New Year's celebrations and Copts' feasts.

The security managers toured the country to ensure the deployment of the security forces, and to assert the importance of dealing decisively with any attempts to break the law, according to media reports.



The security managers and supervisors in all governorates checked the places security forces were deployed, and stressed the need to be fully committed to performing the duties and tasks assigned to them with the utmost accuracy and firmness, while treating the elderly, people with special needs and citizens in general with respect.

The plan comes in accordance with the strategy of the Ministry of Interior to take the necessary security measures in preparation for Christmas and New Year's celebrations.