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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Nadeem Badshah and Reuters

Paris booksellers angry at plans to ‘hide’ their stalls during Olympics

open-air book stand
The open-air booksellers will be in the way of the Olympics opening ceremony when the event begins in July 2024. Photograph: Ed Alcock/M.Y.O.P.

Booksellers in Paris have hit out at plans to “hide” them during the 2024 Olympics, after they were told by local authorities to remove their stalls for the opening ceremony for security reasons.

The bouquinistes along the River Seine make up the largest open-air book market in Europe and represent a 400-year-old tradition.

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