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Macron has 'no doubt' Russia will target Paris Olympics
In late March, French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal announced the country had raised its security plan to its highest level.
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French President Emmanuel Macron said Thursday he has "no doubt" that Russia will try to attack the Summer Olympics, which will be held in Paris from July 26 to August 11.
"I have no doubt, including in terms of information," the head of state said, quoted by the Reuters news agency.
It is worth mentioning that, at the end of March, the French Prime Minister, Gabriel Attal, announced the reinforcement of the country's security plan to the highest level, following the attack in Moscow claimed by the Islamic State (IS).
"Given the claim of the attack by the Islamic State and the threats to our country, we decided to reinforce the Vigipirate posture to the highest level: urgency of attack," the official said on the social network X (Twitter), after a meeting of the National Defense and Security Council, chaired by the head of state.
In fact, France had already asked its foreign allies to send members of their security forces to help protect the sporting event, and Polish Defense Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz confirmed that the country will join "an international coalition established by France" for this purpose.
According to AFP, Germany assured in March that it would send an unspecified number of agents to police the Olympic Games, while French forces are expected to travel to Germany when that country hosts the Euro 2024 football tournament in June and July.
Up to 45,000 police officers and 18,000 soldiers will be mobilized every day during the sporting event, according to government figures. Another 18,000 to 22,000 private security guards will also be on site.
Although the audience has been significantly reduced, 326,000 people are expected to attend the ceremony. Hundreds of thousands more are also expected on the streets.
It is worth noting that the thousands of athletes, the huge crowds and the global live television audience make the event a target, which has already been attacked in 1972 in Munich and in 1996 in Atlanta.
[News updated at 12:12 p.m.]
Read also: Russian attacks cause four deaths and 11 injuries in Kharkiv (Portuguese version)
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