Paris Olympics Anti-drone System Fails To Convince As Clock Ticks

A French policeman demonstrates an anti-drone gun at a military base in Velizy-Villacoublay, southwest of Paris (Credit: AFP)

Three and a half months before the start of the Paris Olympics, concerns are growing that the anti-drone shield being put in place for the Games is not up to the task of protecting the French capital from a potential attack.

Last year, Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin singled out drones as "without doubt the main (threat) to be dealt with" at the Olympics.