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Paris 2024: security at the heart of concerns
Paris 2024: security at the heart of concerns
(franceinfo)
Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin provided an update on the security measures put in place a few days before the opening of the Games in Paris.
“We have no identified threats to the Games or the opening ceremony at this time.” This is what Gérald Darmanin declared on Wednesday July 17, when a 20-year-old neo-Nazi was arrested after planning violent actions around the Olympic Games. “There was a desire to intervene during a stage, clearly, of the torch relay”the Minister of the Interior said. Starting this Thursday, July 18, you will need to have a QR code to travel in certain areas of Paris.
Security checks have been carried out for all persons who will participate directly or indirectly this summer in the Olympic Games (July 26 – August 11) and Paralympic Games (August 28 – September 8) in Paris: athletes, coaches, journalists, volunteers, private security agents or even residents of the ceremony, etc. These checks make it possible to determine whether a person should be excluded from the Olympic Games.