Olympic athletes including Tom Daley take a look around the Olympic village ahead of the 2024 Paris games.
Armed guards have been spotted patrolling Paris streets, metal barriers now line the Seine and 45,000 cops have joined the mammoth security operation ahead of the Olympics with just days to go before it gets underway.
But alongside human efforts, several aerial units will also be involved in the 'unprecedented' operation, including Rafale fighter jets, AWACS surveillance flights, Reaper surveillance drones and helicopters with expert snipers on board. French President Emmanuel Macron has assured fans that 'there are Plan Bs and Plan Cs' in place should anything happen.
Images from Paris today show the city behind rows of metal barriers as locals and tourists dine at restaurants behind perimeter fencing near the River Seine - where the opening ceremony is set to take place on Friday. The four-mile long metal barricade was erected by the Paris Police Prefecture and will remain in pace throughout the duration of the Games
All cars are also banned from entering certain zones around some of the event venues with solely emergency vehicles allowed through. Along with the barriers, AI surveillance will also be used as part of the massive operation after the French parliament last year passed legislation introducing an artificial intelligence-powered security system designed to identify threats to safety.
Dubbed the SILT, or the 'belt of steel' the anti-terrorism fencing is ultimately the first line of defence and were initially erected on July 18 Read More LeBron James is unveiled as Team USA's flagbearer for Paris Olympic opening ceremony Following the ISIS threat, officers made a spate of arrests including a 26-year-old who was being detained for allegedly plotting 'violent action'.
The move comes as threats against Jews and Israelis continue to climb at an alarming rate amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict unravelling in the Middle East.
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