Olympic Games
Seine in Paris sealed off for opening ceremony!
Major security measures came into force in the center of Paris on Thursday, eight days before the start of the Olympic Games!
The area around the Seine, where the opening ceremony will take place in a week's time on Friday, has been cordoned off with metal fences. Residents and people working in the area will need an access permit with a QR code to be admitted.
The opening parade on boats stretches for six kilometers from the Austerlitz Bridge via Notre Dame Cathedral to the arrival point near the Eiffel Tower. There will also be performances on the shore and on each bridge passed.
45,000 police officers will be on duty
However, the extravagant show will also require an unprecedented security presence in France in peacetime. Around 45,000 police officers will be on duty, as well as special forces, rooftop snipers and drones. The riverbed will also be checked for underwater bombs.
The Paris authorities had been preparing local residents for the security measures for months. However, numerous Paris tourists were taken by surprise on Thursday: they had to take their photos of many famous sights through metal fences.
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