France is on high security alert ahead of the Paris Olympics and Paralympics, which are expected to draw millions of visitors to the country.
planned on the River Seine could be shifted instead to the country’s national stadium if the security threat is deemed too high.Security concerns are notably high for the the exceptional opening ceremony, which involves boats carrying athletes along the Seine on a 6-kilometer parade and huge crowds watching from the embankments.
To limit security risks, Macron said organizers could decide to shorten the itinerary of the parade on the Seine, and even to “repatriate the ceremony to the Stade de France” just outside Paris for a more conventional opening event. Macron did not give more details about the alternative plans.Organizers had originally planned a grandiose opening ceremony for as many as 600,000 people, most watching free of charge from riverbanks.
Macron said that security perimeters will be installed “days, even weeks” before the opening ceremony. He added that road traffic in the high-security zone will be brought to a standstill, and that French authorities will use “drone systems, coding, cyber protection,” in their safeguarding efforts.Answering to a viewer who expressed concerns about her son attending the opening ceremony, Macron said “If there’s one place where your son will be safe, it’s here.
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