France24 - 19/04/2024 17:31

Tests expose worrying flaws in France’s anti-drone system for 2024 Olympics

With less than 100 days to go before Paris hosts the 2024 Olympics, which organisers plan to open with an elaborate waterborne ceremony on the Seine river, concerns are mounting about the efficiency of the anti-drone shield meant to protect the French capital from a potential terror attack. According to several security sources, recent tests have exposed some worrying flaws in the system.

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French MPs say ‘non' to English at the Paris Olympics...

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France estimates that 150,000 Russian soldiers have been killed in the Ukraine war...

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France estimates that 150,000 Russian soldiers have been killed during Moscow's invasion of Ukraine, Foreign Minister Stéphane Séjourné said in an interview published on Friday. [Voir]

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Ready-to-wear, autumn-winter 2023/24: Can fashion transform reality?...

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