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Olympics 2024 opening ceremony live updates: Latest news from Paris, times and how to watch
Olympics 2024 opening ceremony:France’s high-speed rail network was hit by a “series of coordinated arson attacks” that resulted in significant disruption across the country just hours before the opening ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympics.
On a day when hundreds of heads of state and government officials are expected in the French capital for the start of the Games — with a global audience of over 1 billion people set to watch on TV — authorities were left scrambling to mitigate the damage.
The French rail operator SNCF described the fires as “a massive attack on a large scale to paralyze” the rail network, which was “the victim of several simultaneous, malicious acts overnight,” including fires set to train stations. There are 800,000 tourists expected in Paris this weekend but the company now “encourages (passengers) to postpone their trips.”
Today’s opening ceremony is set to feature boats carrying athletes and dignitaries down the River Seine, with space for 300,000 spectators. Authorities have promised overcast skies over Paris will not derail proceedings or dampen the mood.
Olympics 2024 opening ceremony:France’s high-speed rail network was hit by a “series of coordinated arson attacks” that resulted in significant disruption across the country just hours before the opening ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympics.
On a day when hundreds of heads of state and government officials are expected in the French capital for the start of the Games — with a global audience of over 1 billion people set to watch on TV — authorities were left scrambling to mitigate the damage.
The French rail operator SNCF described the fires as “a massive attack on a large scale to paralyze” the rail network, which was “the victim of several simultaneous, malicious acts overnight,” including fires set to train stations. There are 800,000 tourists expected in Paris this weekend but the company now “encourages (passengers) to postpone their trips.”
Today’s opening ceremony is set to feature boats carrying athletes and dignitaries down the River Seine, with space for 300,000 spectators. Authorities have promised overcast skies over Paris will not derail proceedings or dampen the mood.
On a day when hundreds of heads of state and government officials are expected in the French capital for the start of the Games — with a global audience of over 1 billion people set to watch on TV — authorities were left scrambling to mitigate the damage.
The French rail operator SNCF described the fires as “a massive attack on a large scale to paralyze” the rail network, which was “the victim of several simultaneous, malicious acts overnight,” including fires set to train stations. There are 800,000 tourists expected in Paris this weekend but the company now “encourages (passengers) to postpone their trips.”
Today’s opening ceremony is set to feature boats carrying athletes and dignitaries down the River Seine, with space for 300,000 spectators. Authorities have promised overcast skies over Paris will not derail proceedings or dampen the mood.
