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00:00The arrival of these heavily armoured vehicles in the streets of Paris on Thursday did not go unnoticed.
00:06They belong to Qatar police officers, one of the first group of foreign reinforcements to take up residence in France
00:13for the upcoming Olympic Games.
00:15Among their missions will be to boost the numbers of sniffer dogs trained to find explosive objects.
00:22Doha, proud to communicate their involvement,
00:25broadcast these images before 105 of their officers left for Paris.
00:30France took part in securing the World Cup in Qatar two years ago.
00:36It was also involved in securing the Olympic Games in Asia.
00:40So there's no surprises.
00:43Qatar simply likes to make it known.
00:48Qatar is one of the 40 countries sending reinforcements to Paris, at France's request, with
00:541750 foreign police in total.
00:57Spain will be the biggest contributor ahead of the UK and Germany.
01:01A month ago, French and Spanish units simulated a terrorist attack in a joint exercise to prepare for the Games.
01:08The Spanish forces are particularly sought after for their expertise in fighting jihadism.
01:15Paris has drawn up a list of security requirements to prepare for the estimated 15 million visitors.
01:21Anti-drug specialists, canine brigades, foreign police specialising in intelligence gathering.
01:31The foreign police officers will work in pairs with their 35,000 French counterparts at some 40 sites and in railway stations and airports.