At Paris Olympics, Americans and Israelis Top List of Security Worries

SUBSCRIBER+ EXCLUSIVE REPORTING — As the 2024 Summer Olympics get under way, so does an unprecedented effort to keep the games safe.  

Paris and other key sites in France are on high alert and under heavy surveillance. Newly-installed security cameras relay images for AI analysis. Snipers are assigned to positions along the route of the flotilla that will parade down the Seine River for the opening ceremonies. Tens of thousands of extra police and military personnel, from France and dozens of other countries, are patrolling the city’s streets and monuments. 100 divers will be looking for bombs, and 650 officers from anti-terrorist units are on duty, along with more than 700 firefighters trained in detecting chemical attacks.