President Emmanuel Macron has acknowledged that the Paris Olympics opening ceremony may be reduced in size if the security threat is deemed too high. The ceremony, planned to take place on the River Seine, is set to be the first Olympic opening ceremony held outside a stadium setting. However, with the current conflicts and the threat of terror attacks, the French government has raised the security level to its highest. President Macron has stated that alternative plans are in place in case the ceremony needs to be altered or scaled down.
President Emmanuel Macron has admitted the Paris Olympics opening ceremony could be scaled down if the security threat is deemed too high. Speaking on Monday, the French leader said he was confident the planned ceremony, based on the River Seine , would go ahead but that France had 'plan Bs, and even plan Cs' just in case.
An Olympic chief managing the opening ceremony previously spoke to Sky News about the issues surrounding security ahead of this summer's games. Mr Macron gave the interview to BFM TV and RMC radio from Paris's Grand Palais museum, which has been refurbished to host fencing and taekwondo.
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