“The opening ceremony will take place”, says the prefect of police of Paris

Sunday, October 16, at the call of the Nupes, a parade “against expensive living” took place in Paris. “There were four arrests that took place before, upstream, thanks to checks that we carried out to prevent people from showing up at this event armed with potential weapons by destination”explains Laurent Nuñez, prefect of police of Paris, guest of the “4 Truths” of France 2, Monday, October 17.

For the 2024 Olympics, a very large public outdoor opening ceremony in Paris is planned. “The opening ceremony will take place. With a parade on the Seine. [Elle sera] of that magnitude. […] For the moment there is no reason to be worried, everything is going well in this preparation.”specifies the prefect of police of Paris.

What is the state of the terrorist risk in France? “The Islamic State, Al-Qaeda, we know very well that they want to attack us. Today, we think that this attack is less likely, but their will to do it is there”says Laurent Nuñez.