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Paris 2024: increased security for Israeli and American delegations
Israeli athletes, who arrived at the Olympic Village on Monday, July 22, are receiving unprecedented protection to ensure their safety. Threats have been sent, and are being taken very seriously by the Interior Ministry.
(France Info)
Israeli athletes, who arrived at the Olympic Village on Monday, July 22, are receiving unprecedented protection to ensure their safety. Threats have been sent, and are being taken very seriously by the Interior Ministry.
In the Olympic Village, athletes are under constant surveillance, from the entrancewater roof. The aim is to prevent any intrusion. But for a building precise, the security is even more drastic: that of the delegation of Israel. It is one of the only ones to be placed under video surveillance 24 hours a day. The entrance is guarded by plainclothes police forces.Everything has been done to ensure that the Israeli delegation can arrive with complete peace of mind.“, assures Laurent Michaud, director of the Olympic village.
Since their arrival on Monday, July 22, the athletes from the Hebrew state have been under high protection. The Ministry of the Interior announced a permanent presence of the GIGN. The 1972 Munich Olympics are fresh in everyone’s memory. Israeli athletes were taken hostage. In total, 17 people lost their lives. Tuesday This morning, journalists were systematically searched for the Israeli football team’s training session.
In this international context, the American athletes are also particularly protected. Their base camp in Eaubonne (Val-d’Oise) has been transformed into Fort Knox. These two delegations will have an additional security service on their boat during the opening ceremony.