Madrid, May 4, 2026 (AFP) - Spain to deploy over 13,000 officers for pope's June visit

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2026-05-04

Spain will deploy more than 13,000 police officers to stave off "multiple" potential threats to Pope Leo XIV's visit from June 6 to 12, the interior minister said on Monday. The pope is due to draw huge crowds in the historically deeply Catholic nation when he travels to Madrid, Barcelona and the Canary Islands. Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska told reporters in Madrid, including AFP, that the highest level of a special security plan wo......

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