Over 3,500 applicants for jobs connected to the Olympics in Paris, France, scheduled from July 26 to August 11, have been rejected due to concerns over terror links and security threats.
Among those barred from participation are 130 individuals flagged under “Fiche S,” the government’s terrorism watch list, as well as others associated with radical Islamist, ultra-Left, and ultra-Right groups.
With nearly one million people expected to receive accreditations for Olympic roles, stringent security measures are being implemented.
The heightened vigilance comes as France is stuck in a sustained period of high alert, intensified after an Islamic State-linked attack in March claimed 145 lives in a Russian concert hall.
Meanwhile, Christian crosses have been removed from the Paris skyline in promotional art for the Olympics, to appease atheists and religious minorities.
However, Paris has also cleared out migrant tent encampments ahead of the Olympics in an effort to appear more presentable to the international community. Officials in San Francisco, California, performed a similar clearout out the homeless so the city would appear less run down while Chinese dictator Xi Jinping was visiting.
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