As the Paris 2024 Olympics approach, French authorities are grappling with heightened security concerns due to a resurgence of Islamic State-linked groups, which carried out a deadly mass shooting in Moscow and menaced football matches across Europe, and Russian-backed cyberattacks. These threats have led to reconsiderations of the planned opening ceremony on the Seine. President Macron faces significant pressure with the games just three months away. Key figures, including Olympic chief organizer Tony Estanguet, Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo, and Prefect Laurent Nuñez, have convened to discuss security strategies for the event.
VIDEO: Olympic chief organiser Tony Estanguet joins Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo and Prefect Laurent Nuñez to discuss security arrangements for the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games on July 26. https://t.co/KARNWLPn1s
Macron’s Olympics terror nightmare Pressure mounts on France, with Paris 2024 just 3 months away. https://t.co/m70NKhOZKD
Macron’s Olympics terror nightmare: “Recent resurgence of Islamic State-linked groups — which carried out a deadly mass shooting in Moscow and menaced football matches across Europe — & Russian-backed cyberattacks are .. freaking out French authorities” https://t.co/RLqEVF0ooi
Planned opening of Paris Olympics on Seine reconsidered due to terrorist threat #terrorism https://t.co/sPgjx1Jiex
Our report from Paris last week on the terror threat and Olympic security challenge https://t.co/dvAilPtQS9 https://t.co/ZuzdUsUCOc