Francis: Athens fortress for his visit – Roads are closed, gatherings are prohibited

“On foot” is from today, Saturday, the Police, which has planned strict security and traffic measures, due to the visit of Pope Francis in Athens.

According to information from police sources, more than 3,500 police officers will be available for the implementation of the measures, from all services and especially from the Traffic Police, which is responsible for ensuring the smooth and rapid movement of the Pope during the visits included in his program.

In this context, from today until December 6, 2021, emergency traffic regulations will be carried out on roads of Attica, with interruptions and diversions of traffic, while during the movement of Pope Francis, the movement of other vehicles will not be allowed in same traffic flow.

In particular, on Sunday 5/12/2021, and during the hours 13:00 to 20:00, the traffic will be stopped:

• in L. V. Sofias in the section between L. Alexandra and V. Alexandrou Street, in the flow of traffic towards the city center, and
• in L.V. Konstantinou in the section between Merkouri and V. Alexandrou streets, in the flow of traffic towards L. V. Sofias.

Drivers of vehicles are kindly requested to follow the instructions of the traffic controllers.

Meanwhile, due to the official visit of Francis, the Police banned for today all the gatherings in a large part of the center of Athens, and especially the ones planned by the Health Network in Eleftherias Park and the anti-vaccinators in Syntagma.

Specifically, in an announcement issued by GADA, it is mentioned:

By Decision of the Director of the Athens Police Department, any outdoor public gathering is prohibited from 06:00 to 22:00 on Saturday, December 4, 2021, in the area enclosed by the streets – avenues: Feidippidou – Alexandras Avenue – left – right 28th of October Ioulianou – left Aristotelous – Socrates – left P. Tsaldari – Omonia Square – right Athena – Monastiraki Square – Areos – Dioskourou – Rectorate – Tripod – Sellevi – Lysikratous – Vas. Amalias Avenue – L.V. Olgas – Vas. Konstantinou Avenue – right Spyros Mercouri – left Michalakopoulou – Mesogeion Avenue to Feidippidou.

The above ban is imposed as it poses a serious threat to public safety and threatens a serious disruption of socio-economic life in this area, in view of the official visit of His Holiness Pope Francis in our country and his planned moves – visits to the wider area. Athens, taking into account the announced gatherings, namely a) gathering in Eleftherias Park (Metro station “Megaro Mousikis”) at 16:00 on 4-12-2021 by the Sanitary Network “against compulsory” and b) gathering in Syntagma Square on 17:00 of 4-12-2021 “against compulsory vaccination”.

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