Paris riverside booksellers refuse to budge for Olympic Games

A general view of traditional street booksellers or bouquinistes, along the banks of the River Seine in Paris. Photo: Reuters

The open-air booksellers who line the Seine in Paris are refusing to be moved, despite concerns from French authorities over security for the opening of the Olympic Games on the river.

The ceremony on July 26 next year will be the first in Olympic history to take place outside a stadium.