Bomb alarm in Paris - ahead of football's Olympic premiere
Emil Glad
Updated 13.50 | Published 13.38
A suspicious bag has been found outside the Parc des Princes, according to German Bild
This is ahead of football's Olympic premiere which will be played this afternoon and evening.
The surrounding streets must have been blocked off.
A suspicious bag should have been found just south of the football stadium. According to Bild, the police have cordoned off the surrounding area and residents are not allowed to enter their houses.
The bag is said to have been found between the Roland Garros tennis facility and the Parc des Princes football stadium, where PSG normally plays.
Traffic around the area is closed - including the extra deployed bus traffic.
The Olympics are supposed to sneak start the competitions at 15.00 today, when the football tournament starts. Spain is playing Uzbekistan at the Parc des Princes. Later tonight, Israel plays against Mali in the same arena.
The security requirement has been raised to the maximum level with Israel's participation this evening.
In the run-up to the Olympics, there have been reports of threats against Israeli athletes.
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Spy attack with drone: "Shocked"
Per Bohman,
Andreas Käck
Updated 13.49 | Published 13.13
PARIS. The Olympics are shaken by a spy drama.
Several leaders from Canada's women's national team filmed New Zealand's practice with drones and are now thrown out of the Olympics.
"We are deeply shocked and disappointed," the New Zealand Olympic Committee wrote in a statement.
French police took the incident very seriously. Therefore, they detained the non-accredited leader of Canada's women's national team - video analyst Joseph Lombardi - who on Monday flew a drone over New Zealand's national team training in St Etienne.
The teams face each other on Thursday and New Zealand are naturally pissed off at the move.
They reported the incident to the police and in a statement the New Zealand Olympic Committee writes, according to the BBC, that they are "shocked and disappointed".
Thrown out of the Olympics
Later, Canada confirmed the incident.
- The Canadian Olympic Committee stands for fair play and we are shocked and disappointed. We sincerely apologize to the New Zealand national football team and to any players affected," the association said in a statement.
Now the IOC is acting.
Assistant national team captain Jasmine Mander is thrown out of the Olympics along with video analyst Joseph Lombardi.
Stands above the premiere
At the same time, national team captain Bev Priestman chooses to refrain from participating in the premiere against New Zealand.
- I am ultimately responsible for how we behave and to show that we take this seriously, I have voluntarily decided to stand over the match on Thursday, says Bev Priestman.
In addition, all Canadian management staff must undergo mandatory ethics training.
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