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France to beef up Olympic security with deployment of 10,000 soldiers

The Olympic Games will take place in Paris between 26 July and 11 August 2024. AP - Michel Euler

Exceptional security measures will be put in place during the Paris Olympics this summer. Paris' military governor announced that a temporary camp of 10,000 military staff will be deployed in the Bois de Vincennes in eastern Paris.

With 22 weeks to go until the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics 2024, the military contingent in charge of the security for athletes and the public is gradually being unveiled.

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