Emmanuel Macron has admitted that France may have to move the Olympic opening ceremony from a 'world first' location on the River Seine because of an Islamist terror threat.
Emmanuel Macron has admitted that France may have to move the Olympic opening ceremony from a "world first" location on the River Seine because of an Islamist terror threat. The French president said that instead of sailing down the Parisian river on barges for the traditional curtain-raiser, the Olympic teams may be unveiled in the national stadium instead as a precaution.Mr Macron said: "We will analyse this in real time".
Mr Macron also said he would do "everything possible" so that the tradition of peace during the games, called an "Olympic truce", holds firm.He said: "We want to work towards an Olympic truce and I think it is an occasion for me to engage with a lot of our partners." Mr Macron was asked by one onlooker if her son would be safe at the opening ceremony on the Seine.He said in response: "If there’s one place where your son will be safe, it’s here.
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