Olympic Games Paris 2024. “Several foreign nations” including Poland will send soldiers to strengthen the security of the games

“Plusieurs nations étrangères” vont envoyer des soldats pour les JO 2024. MAXPPP – Thomas Padilla

Selon le ministère français des Armées, plusieurs pays, dont fait partie la Pologne, vont envoyer des militaires pour assurer la sécurité des Jeux Olympiques de Paris.

"Plusieurs nations étrangères"including Poland will send soldiers to help secure the Olympic Games in Paris this summer, while France is on maximum alert in the face of the threat of attacks, AFP learned Thursday from the French Ministry of Defense. Armies.

"Several foreign nations will strengthen us in certain critical areas, such as dog capabilities, where the needs are enormous" during the Olympics, according to the ministry.

Poland, first country declared

Polish Defense Minister announced earlier Thursday that his country would send military reinforcements to help secure the Olympic Games in Paris, while France is on high alert facing the threat of ;rsquo;attacks.

"The Polish Armed Forces will join the international coalition established by France to support the preparation and security of the 2024 Summer Olympics", said on the social network

"A task force composed of our soldiers, including sniffer dogs, will be deployed in Paris. Its main objective will be to undertake operations to detect explosives and combat terrorism", added the minister.

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According to the spokesperson for the General Staff of the Polish Army, "the decisions have already been taken". "We are in the process of building a "task force" for the Olympics", Joanna Klejszmit told AFP, adding that the chief of staff of the French armies, Thierry Burkhard, was visiting Poland on Thursday.

The French government decided last Sunday, immediately after the attack on the Moscow concert hall where 143 people died, to raise the Vigipirate plan to its maximum level, "emergency attack", four months before the Olympic Games in Paris.