The Paris Olympics opening ceremony will feature roughly 90 boats floating down the Seine and thousands of spectators, creating many security challenges.
Soldiers patrol along the Seine River, dressed in camouflage and blue berets, big rifles slung over their shoulders. The Police Nationale stand guard at checkpoints, turning away people who want to stroll at the water’s edge. A four-mile stretch of this iconic river, in the heart of the city, is on lockdown. The 2024 Paris Olympics will stage an unusual opening ceremony here on Friday.
Regardless, organizers pushed ahead. “No country has informed us that they do not want to take part,” Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin told the French Senate. “They have confidence in our organization.” Beginning last week, law enforcement established a multilayered perimeter around the Seine using a system created after the 2015 attack on the offices of the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo that left 12 people dead.
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