After the French government insisted there was no Plan B for its unprecedented decision to host the Opening Ceremony for the Paris 2024 Olympics outside the secure confines of a stadium, the French Minister for Sport and the Olympic Games, Amélie Oudéa-Castéra, has assured that there is a contingency plan in place and has ruled out any “terrorist threat” at this stage.
Following the attack on a concert hall in Moscow on March 22, which killed 144 people and was claimed by the Islamic State (IS), President Emmanuel Macron’s government has raised the alert level to the highest, calling it a “terrorist emergency.”
“Today, there is no terrorist threat against the Olympic and Paralympic Games. We will continue to monitor the terrorist threat if necessary,” Sports Minister Amelie Oudea-Castera told the France 2 channel. – Full report
