Tactical police officers behind a security cordon

Security · Reportage

AMOK Alert

The series

An AMOK alert triggers a major police operation in the streets of Geneva. Beyond the cordon, teams advance, secure access points and share information. This series deliberately remains close to observable actions, without turning the uncertainty of the operation into spectacle.

Place: Geneva
Year: —
Photographer: Charles Garcia

Tactical police officers advancing through an urban passage — 02Moving forward together, checking every opening.

Police deployment during an AMOK alert — 03The operation comes together before the next advance.

Police officers moving within the secured perimeter — 04Information circulates at the pace of their movements.

Wide view of the police operation perimeter — 05At a distance, the city continues around a space held in suspension.

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