Paris 2024 Olympic Games: 610,000 spectators, 110 protest actions and 78 arrests since the start of the relay in France

La flamme olympique lors de son passage à Millau. JEAN MICHEL MART

Quelque 610 000 personnes ont assisté au passage du relais de la flamme olympique depuis son arrivée le 8 mai en France, selon un bilan intermédiaire publié mardi par le ministère de l’Intérieur.

Some 610,000 people have witnessed the passing of the Olympic torch relay since its arrival on May 8 in France, according to an interim report published Tuesday by the Ministry of the Olympic Torch. Interior.

"The Olympic torch relay continues to crisscross France with an unprecedented level of protection which allows this beautiful popular celebration to take place without major incident&quot ;, underlines the ministry in a press release.

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Between 1,000 and 1,500 police officers and gendarmes are mobilized every day to secure the event, recalls Beauvau, who also affirms that & quot;the engagement of law enforcement and intelligence services" made it possible to hinder "110 protest actions" and the arrest of 78 people wishing "to disrupt the relay".

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To date, 393,000 administrative security investigations have been carried out, including 16,000 on the torchbearers and 17,000 on the personnel responsible for organizing the "cauldron ceremonies". These investigations "made it possible to rule out 1 550 people, including 33 torchbearers and 31 personnel responsible for organizing the cauldron ceremonies"< /em>, specifies Beauvau.