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While restaurants all along Paris&#x27; River Seine are normally buzzing with activity on summer weekends, all were practically deserted on Sunday (July 21), as police have imposed a security perimeter along the river.The metal fences were erected on Thursday (July 18). Anybody living or working inside the perimeter requires a pass with a QR code to get through checkpoints.&quot;There&#x27;s no one. And the worst part is that you have reservations because you have been around for some time already, but people don&#x27;t know that they need to have a QR code,&quot; restaurant owner Liliane Khalil told Reuters.The Games start on July 26 with an opening ceremony that will see thousands of athletes and performers paraded along a 6-km (4-mile) stretch of the river.Organizers promise an unprecedented extravaganza, but it is one fraught with security risks.Though restaurant owners understand the security risks, few had foreseen the effects of the measures on their businesses, as some restaurants have up to 80% less customers with the new measures, according to the head of the French restaurant owners association, Alain Fontaine.&quot;Everyone took extra (staff) to be able to manage what we expected but no one thought about this,&quot; said Khalil.Departing from the Austerlitz bridge, the Olympics opening ceremony parade will sail by Notre-Dame de Paris cathedral and arrive near the Eiffel Tower, after passing under bridges and gateways, including the Pont des Arts and Pont Neuf, and near many of the French capital&#x27;s landmarks.Organizers have said there will be music, dance and performances on every riverbank and bridge.Some 45,000 police will be deployed to ensure the ceremony&#x27;s security, including special intervention forces. Snipers will be deployed on rooftops, an anti-drone system will be in place, and the river will be checked for submerged bombs.Paris authorities have been telling residents for months they will need a pass. Newly-arrived tourists were caught off-guard.<div>(Production: Antony Paone, Manuel Ausloos)</div>

While restaurants all along Paris' River Seine are normally buzzing with activity on summer weekends, all were practically deserted on Sunday (July 21), as police have imposed a security perimeter along the river.

While restaurants all along Paris' River Seine are normally buzzing with activity on summer weekends, all were practically deserted on Sunday (July 21), as police have imposed a security perimeter along the river.

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Parisian restaurants near River Seine deserted due to Olympics security perimeter

Parisian restaurants near River Seine deserted due to Olympics security perimeter

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Published Jul 22, 2024 12:59 AM PHT

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