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800 excluded from Paris Olympics over security fears: Interior ministry

French interior minister Gerald Darmanin meets with French police officers in Saint-Denis on 30 March, 2024. AFP - JULIEN DE ROSA

Around 800 people who "did not have good intentions" have been excluded from working for the Paris Olympics organisation over security fears, French interior minister Gerald Darmanin said Sunday.

According to French Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin, security forces screen everyone who is likely to come into contact with the Olympic Games: the volunteers, the torch bearers, the people who will welcome the public.

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