Highlights: 35,000 police officers will be mobilized on the evening of the opening ceremony alone. A total of 400 additional cameras will also be installed along the Seine in Paris. Special attention will be paid to drones, which already exist in military operations. There are good and bad drones, as philosophers would say. So, we have to fly the good drones, and stop the bad ones, says Gérald Darmanin, Minister of the Interior. The first ceremony in the history of the Olympic Games in an open space will take place on July 26, 2024.

This is one of the challenges of the opening ceremony of the 2024 Olympic Games: to ensure the safety of the hundreds of thousands of people who will attend, on the banks of the Seine, this first ceremony in the history of the...

Olympics 2024: enhanced security for opening ceremony in open space

For the 2024 Olympic Games to be held in Paris, no less than 35000,<> police officers will be mobilized on the evening of the opening ceremony alone. AFP/Archives

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During the presentation this Tuesday, May 23 of the security protocol for the Olympics, the Minister of the Interior and the organizers assure him, security will be maximum during this ceremony. On July 26, 2024 at 20:24 pm precisely, dozens of boats will begin a slow descent of the Seine between the Parisian monuments. On the banks of the Seine, hundreds of thousands, perhaps millions of spectators will be present.

This is a first, this format of opening ceremony in the city with exceptional device, explains Tony Estanguet, president of Paris 2024. Then an exceptional security device is implemented.

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Attention to drones and surveillance cameras

No less than 35,000 police officers will be mobilized on the evening of the opening ceremony alone. And special attention will be paid to drones.

The arrival of drones in civilian theaters of operations, since they already exist in theaters of military operations, loaded with explosives for example, is obviously something new for us, says Gérald Darmanin, Minister of the Interior. There were attempted attacks in Spain a few months ago that make us think that this kind of event can give rise to this kind of attack. There are good and bad drones, as philosophers would say. So, we have to fly the good drones, and stop the bad ones.

Law enforcement is already training to neutralize enemy drones. A total of 400 additional cameras will also be installed along the Seine in Paris.

Olympics 2024: enhanced security for opening ceremony in open space

Olympics 2024: enhanced security for opening ceremony in open space

Attention to drones and surveillance cameras

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