The war ignited between Israel and Palestinian Islamist group Hamas will not impact the safety plans for approaching year’s Olympic Games in France, the chief of the organising committee for the Paris 2024 Olympics said on Monday. There have been protests in recent days with the nation being home to Europe’s hugest Muslim and Jewish communities.
France was put on its highest security alert on Friday after a teacher was brutally murdered in an Islamist attack. French President Emmanuel Macron also deployed up to 7,000 soldiers for increased security patrols, as bomb alerts urged the evacuation of the Louvre museum. The Middle East conflict has often led to domestic stress in the past.
“We will not transform our plans with what is befalling at the moment because since the starting we are at the best level in terms of security with Paris 2024,” Tony Estanguet, the president of the organising committee for the July 26-Aug. 11 Games, told reporters. “We expected a lot what we require. From the year 2020, we know very carefully how many people we genuinely require venue by venue, day by day and we go on to work with the public authorities to promise the safety.
“So again, I’m having immense faith in my heart because there is a robust agreement and dedication flowing from our partners to promise the security. “France has declared it will deploy around 35,000 security agents and the military to save the 2024 Olympic Games opening ceremony alone, a river parade through the heart of Paris, from threats which includes drone strikes.