Gabriel Attal wants to reassure security around the Olympic Games and the opening ceremony
“Since the start of the organization of these Games, we have been very focused. The opening ceremony is unique because it will take place around the Seine. (…) I don’t think this has ever happened in a Games, whether it takes place outside a stadium, or very rarely.”argued Gabriel Attal.
Asked about the security of the event, he agreed: “I can tell you that everything is being done to guarantee the security of this opening ceremony, as the President of the Republic said. Obviously, we are responsible. If a specific, specific, identified threat ever materializes, we must be able to have a “plan B”, as he said, or even think about it. to the threat of attack.
The Prime Minister referred to the recent attack by the Islamic State organization in Russia and declared that this terrorist group “had already tried to organize an attack in France a few months ago, which our services managed to foil.” He also claimed that the French security services had “already foiled two (attempted attacks) since the beginning of this year.
“ I am calm because we are putting all the means at our disposal to secure these Games and secure this event which will be, and which must be, a great celebration, the celebration of the values of Olympism”concluded the head of government on the subject, evoking both “an opportunity and pride for our country to host the Games”. “For us, the responsibility is to ensure that it takes place in optimal safety conditions. »